Workshop Maintenance Supervisor

Just as aluminium is the element of possibility, so too, are our current and future employees. When you join Alcoa, you have the opportunity to help define what it means to be a sustainable aluminium company. Our 135-year legacy gives you the systems and tools to thrive. We invented the industry and today we are redefining what it means to be a sustainable aluminium company from mines to metal. We are open, honest, accountable and do what we say we’ll do. We relentlessly pursue outstanding and sustainable results and creatively transform ideas into value. We treat all people with dignity and provide a diverse, inclusive work culture. We work safely, promote wellness, and protect the environment. Come grow your career, collaborate on a global scale and deliver materials essential to the world. Learn more about the endless career possibilities for you at Alcoa

About the job

As an Alcoa supervisor you will play a large part in the success of work execution and people engagement. This front-line leadership role is responsible for coaching and mentoring others to reach their full potential, developing and upholding very high standards in safety, and maintenance practices whilst guiding our diverse teams to achieve goals in all areas of the business.

Alcoa is an industry leader in the use of modern systems and tools to enable work teams to be productive and highly successful in achieving positive outcomes. You will act as a help chain to the team, guiding the execution of work, and utilising your problem-solving skills to assist the work team to achieve outstanding maintenance outcomes within the embedded safety culture.

Core activities of you as a Supervisor will be:
- The effective coordination of resources to enable the work groups to achieve short-term and long-term business plans- Implement and achieve sustained improvements in problem solving through your leadership- Improve the overall effectiveness of the work group by improving their capability, accountability, and applied effort, inclusive of quality- Achieve financial objectives through improved efficiencies within the work group.- You will enjoy meeting challenges and working with a diverse group to develop and implement strategies across our work groups.

The position is working an average 36-hour work week, Monday to Thursday or 12hr day shifts on a routine fortnightly basis Monday through Saturday.

About you

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- Strong team leadership qualities translating into a deep demonstration and commitment to safety and the environment,- Experience leading multi skilled workgroups within Workshop Supervisor or Workshop Production Manager role, focused on pump, valve or gearbox overhauls / rebuilds.- The initiative and self-motivation to excel in working with mínimal supervision,- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, and- Experience in implementing and leading change initiatives is imperative.- A certificate in Front Line Management or similar experience would be highly regarded.- A strong maintenance or engineering background is advantageous, as is experience working in a heavy industry or workshop setting.

Why Alcoa?

Our values - act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage - are at the foundation of everything we do.

At Alcoa we strive to create an inclusive workplace where employees can bring their whole selves to work regardless of their background. We know it starts and finishes with you, which is why our value ‘care for people’ is so important to us. It ensures not only your physical safety but also provides an inclusive and welcoming workplace for people from all walks of life, encouraging diversity of thought from each and every person.

As an Alcoa employee, you will embark on growth opportunities and can truly make a difference being part of an organisation that respects and considers flexibility while empowering you with stimulating and challenging work.

What’s on offer?- Excellent remuneration package- Benefits allowance- Performance related bonus (variable)- Industry leading superannuation- Industry leading parental leave scheme- Paid annual volunteer hours- Employee Assistance Program- Novated car lease scheme- Employee groups including the Social Club, Alcoa Women’s Network, EAGLE (Employees at Alcoa for Gay, Lesbian, bisexual and transgender Equality) and AWARE (Alcoans Working Actively for Racial-ethnic Equality)

Our Locations

Alcoa’s Australian operations represent one of the world’s largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting systems and add value to Australia’s local, state and national economies at every stage. Our Australian operations support approximately 4,370 direct jobs including multiple entry talent pathways/programs, predominantly in regional Western Australia.

Supported by our head office in Booragoon and the Bindjareb Regional office in Pinjarra, o