Operating Supervisor

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.

About the Role

Reporting to the Area Superintendent, you will be responsible for leading and developing operational crews within Smelting Services to achieve production, safety, quality and people performance objectives.

Operating on a rotating shift roster, you will foster a high-performing team culture, empower employees to take ownership of their work and provide visible leadership that drives safe, reliable and sustainable operational outcomes through coaching, development and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:


* Leading and developing operational crews to achieve production, safety, quality and performance targets.


* Coaching and empowering employees to build capability, accountability and ownership within a team-based operating environment.


* Promoting and reinforcing a strong safety culture through leadership, risk management and work practices.


* Communicating business goals, operational priorities and performance expectations to ensure alignment across crews.


* Supporting continuous improvement initiatives through problem solving, process optimisation and application of Alcoa Business System (ABS) principles.


* Monitoring operational performance and facilitating corrective actions to improve reliability, productivity and team effectiveness.


* Providing regular feedback, training and development opportunities to enhance capability.


* Leading and supporting crews across a rotating shift roster to ensure safe, reliable and efficient production outcomes while maintaining continuity between shifts.


* Facilitating collaboration across operational areas to ensure consistency, knowledge sharing and achievement of business objectives.

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* Employee growth and development opportunities.


* 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.


* Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.


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


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

What you can bring to the role

You are a people-focused leader who enjoys developing teams, solving operational challenges and creating a positive workplace culture.

You thrive in a fast-paced industrial environment and are motivated by achieving results through collaboration, coaching and continuous improvement.

To thrive in this role, you will have:


* Experience leading or supervising teams within a heavy industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining, smelting or production environment.


* Demonstrated ability to coach and develop individuals building high-performing teams.


* Strong commitment to ...