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.

This is your opportunity to help share the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

This unique permanent opportunity as a Graduate Process Engineer at Alcoa, empowers you to shape your career in an exciting three-year customised graduate program allowing you to contribute to a more sustainable world. During the program you will be based at our Aluminium Smelter in Portland, VIC. These site-based roles allow you to easily fit the graduate program into your lifestyle whilst allowing you to learn and grow, and develop hands-on experience and expertise in:

Ensuring commitment of capital by developing and regularly updating production upgrade plans and cost reduction plans.

Focusing on improving the technical efficiency of the smelter through standard methodology application and daily management processes,

Contribute to the expansion of production capability and improved technical operations by process problem-solving and plant trials.

Working alongside seasoned professionals throughout the program, you will be provided with coaching, mentoring, hands-on and professional training to accelerate your development and maximise your full potential. The best part is that your experience will be diverse; from working in our corporate offices as part of our Global Asset Management team, to a local on-site environment within our 2 mine sites, 3 powerhouses and 2 alumina refineries.

You will be provided with an increasing level of responsibility to use your innovative thinking, your motivation to learn and passion for growth to shape the future of our business. You will be in an open-minded workplace where your ideas will be valued in a supportive environment encouraging you to think outside the box.

If you are on the path to graduate by the middle of 2025 or have recently completed tertiary qualifications in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline, we want to hear from you!

What’s on offer

Career development opportunities to pursue your passion

Monthly Leisure Day

Benefits allowance

Performance related bonus (variable)

16 weeks paid parental leave scheme

Paid annual volunteer hours

Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What can you bring to the role

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:

Is a self-starter with the ability to work autonomously.

Uses initiative and takes ownership of their work.

Has strong communication and well-developed people skills.

Thinks analytically and is open minded with a creative and collaborative approach to problem solving.

Drives positive outcomes with the ability to engage with and understand customers.

Additional information

Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.

Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

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About the Location

Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages the day-to-day operations at the smelter and we produce approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s total aluminium production in Portland.  We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have within our local community and are committed to supporting social and diverse causes.

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.