Supervisor - Electrical and Instrumentation

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:
We have a new opportunity for an Electrical Supervisor to join the team at our Wagerup Refinery This position is an opportunity for career development and growth in Electrical/Instrumentation (EI) maintenance management. You work an attractive 5 days on, 5 days off work schedule, leading our EI Technicians.

We see you playing a large part in the success of work execution and people engagement leading an electrical and instrumentation maintenance team. Your primary focus will be coaching the teams daily to meet and exceed all objectives in the areas of safety, environment, planned work completion and quality. This involves being an integral part of the area maintenance planning process and working closely with other workgroups and operations personnel.

Core activities in this role include:
- Responsibility for developing effective EI work plans using a standardised planning and assisting with minor project work,- Coaching, mentoring and guiding diverse EI trades teams consisting of EI tradespersons, and an EI trade assistant, to reach their full potential aligned to high standards of safety and work practices at all times,- Mentoring the crew to become an effective semi-autonomous work group that can make informed decisions to manage their own safety performance, work output, cost control, reporting and problem solving,- Involvement in daily and weekly planning, and development of the EI plan each week to match our business needs,- Developing costed work packs which contain detailed work scope, resource requirements (inclusive of labour and equipment) and parts/materials management,- Ensuring Alcoa mandatory training is up to date for your crew,- Assisting the Superintendent with cost control in your area of responsibility, and- Willingness to work towards attaining Level 3 High Voltage (HV) switching.

What’s on offer:
- Career development opportunities to pursue your passion- Five weeks annual leave- Shift allowance- Benefits allowance- Performance related bonus (variable)- 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme- Paid annual volunteer hours- Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:
To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- Electrical or Electrical/Instrumentation trade background (or equivalent) and hold a current ‘A’ Grade Electrical license.- HV Switching would be considered desirable-
- Well-developed leadership and communication skills- A successful history of planning, scheduling and executing electrical and instrument planned maintenance, preferably within a computerised maintenance planning system.- Exposure to Distributed Control Systems (preferably Honeywell) and PLC systems (preferably Allen-Bradley) is also highly desirable.- A consistent track record of accomplishment in the safe operation and maintenance of HV distribution systems, which may include circuit breakers, distribution transformers and overhead power lines highly desirable.

Application Closing Date: Monday 20th November

Additional information-
- You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

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About the Location

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, we are on the border of WA’s picturesque Peel and South West regions. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed. Join in and become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.