Graduate Mechanical Engineer

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.

What’s on offer?


* A permanent job with long-term career development in our local or global operations.


* Annual increases built into your compensation package with many benefits unique to Alcoa.


* More time doing the things you love with a leisure day scheme offering 13 additional days leave


* Working locally, in an onsite environment enabling you to return home to friends or family every night.


* Inclusion and diversity networks; shaping a culture where everyone is welcome, respected and heard.


* Be part of our commitment to sustainability, delivering world class technology and innovations that lead the aluminium industry!


* A workplace culture that strongly values your safety.

This is your opportunity to shape your career through the skills and experience you bring to the role now and by training for the roles you may want in the future.

Our success depends on great teams, where you can thrive and do your best work in a supportive environment.

About the role

This is a permanent opportunity, starting with a three-year customised graduate development program.

You will be based at our Aluminium Smelter in Portland, VIC.

What you’ll be doing

As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer at Alcoa, you to learn, grow, and develop hands-on experience and expertise in:


* A range of mechanical and process equipment across the Smelter.


* Solving complex problems and implementing improvements as part of a team.


* Building positive working relationships with a wide range of site personnel across our professional and operational teams to achieve strategic business goals.


* Fostering change and innovation to support the achievement of cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.


* Providing support in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of smelter equipment by applying engineering principles and strong communication skills.

Development and mentoring

Throughout the program, you will be provided with:


* coaching, mentoring, hands-on and professional training.


* diverse experiences; working across a variety of areas within the smelter.


* an increasing level of responsibility.


* an opportunity to use your innovative thinking, your motivation to learn and passion for growth to shape the future of our business.

About you

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


* 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 be open minded with a creative and collaborative approach to problem solving.


* Drives positive outcomes with the ability to engage with and ...