Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning

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 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:

Are you looking to utilise your expertise to drive our mine’s performance and support us in maximising the value of our resource? Then read on! 

We are seeking a Mine Engineer to join our team and support our WA Mining Operations.

This exciting opportunity offers the unique advantage of working on a Monday to Friday roster, allowing you to enjoy site-based work without the typical FIFO lifestyle.

Our sites are conveniently located near Mandurah, providing a great work-life balance.

This is an exciting time to join Alcoa’s Mining Operations, and this is your chance to join a highly motivated goal-oriented team.

You will provide plans and technical input to the technical services department supporting the site to meet performance targets and utilising your initiative to seek out ways of ensuring continuous improvements are made.

Your focus will be on carrying out detailed analysis and ensuring alignment for development, production, and rehabilitation schedules.

Role Responsibilities will include:


* Develop, implement and communicate rehabilitation schedules and plans ensuring safety and rehabilitation outcomes are met


* Drive continuous improvement of rehabilitation earthworks to meet business targets and rehabilitation completion criteria


* QA/QC checks of rehabilitated areas to ensure completion criteria standards are being met


* Track performance to ensure targets are being achieved and alternatively, investigate the impact on the rehabilitation sequence if productivity is falling behind


* Conduct ‘In field’ verification of progress and compliance to plan


* Fostering effective communication with stakeholders to ensure clear understanding and alignment across all levels of mine planning and scheduling


* Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and regulatory changes related to mine rehabilitation

We are looking to develop the future leaders of our mine planning team so no matter what level of experience you are at right now, if leadership is in your sights, we are keen 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 you can bring to the role:

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


* Bachelor’s degree in mi...