Senior Reliability 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.

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

We’re seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering & Maintenance team on a permanent basis.

This is a key leadership role across the refinery operations, where you’ll provide strategic guidance and technical support to Area Managers, line leaders, and a team of reliability and mechanical engineers and planners.

Some of your main responsibilities will include:


* Lead and facilitate problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for significant downtime events.


* Provide expert engineering advice to support operations and maintenance activities.


* Collaborate with the central Asset Management team to uphold Reliability Excellence programs and standards.


* Enhance equipment management strategies using a range of reliability engineering approaches.


* Identify long-term improvement opportunities and contribute to capital project planning.

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* Employee growth and development opportunities.


* Parental leave support for all caregivers.


* One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.


* Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.


* Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period


* Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role


* Tertiary qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering.


* Previous experience in maintenance, reliability or plant engineering, as well as experience in heavy process industries.


* Previous experience in leading, coaching and developing teams towards achieving outcomes is desirable


* Well-developed interpersonal skills and proven ability to connect, work with and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.


* Hands-on coaching and support in order to facilitate well-adapted and consistent execution of the various planning systems and reliability processes.

Additional information


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


* You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

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About the Location

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally an...