Occupational Hygiene and Environmental Superintendent

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.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminium industry.

Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive.

You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

Do you have a passion for people and their interaction with the work environment? We have a rewarding opportunity based at our Aluminium Smelter in the beautiful coastal town of Portland, Victoria for a suitably experienced professional in the role of Occupational Hygiene and Environment Superintendent, working a Monday to Friday roster.

As the region’s largest employer, your unwavering dedication to caring for people creates a ripple effect of positive change that reaches far beyond the workplace.

Reporting to the location Health & Safety (H&S) Manager, you will integrate as a key contributor within our dynamic H&S team, becoming instrumental in mentoring, coaching and developing operational personnel, contractors and Supervision to maintain site safety management system compliance and improve H&S performance.

You are accountable for and will undertake the following duties:


* Providing environmental expertise to the Portland location as required including the development and implementation of project work.


* Managing the use of external analytical laboratories to ensure they meet appropriate NATA and QA/QC requirements needed to collect accurate data for the company’s environmental and occupational hygiene monitoring requirements.


* Facilitating the management of ongoing surveillance programs by ensuring that appropriate monitoring of physical and chemical hazards in the work environment is carried out.


* In conjunction with other Portland Environmental Lead Team members, reviewing the plant performance to EPA licence/s, location and corporate requirements.


* Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of relevant obligations and employer duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) to ensure site compliance, understanding the site Health and Safety issues resolution process as well as the roles and powers of internal and external key stakeholders.  


* Maintaining competency in hazard identification and risk assessment processes along with the ability to identify appropriate risk control measures and facilitating access to expert technical information and advice in relation to specific hazards.


* Ensuring the highest level of protection is offered to people by continually evaluating and trialling (where appropriate) new protective equipment as it becomes available on the market.


* Being responsible for the develo...