Vocational Placement – Electrical 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.

Shape your career by joining Alcoa’s Vocational Placement program! You’ll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations.

Throughout your unpaid placement in Semester 1, 2027, you’ll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and join our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await.

 

With best-in-class bauxite mining and rehabilitation practices, the lowest-carbon alumina refining system on the planet, game-changing innovations in aluminium smelting, and the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of low-carbon products, Alcoa is working to turn raw potential into real progress, and we want you to join us!

 

Throughout the placement, you will be paired with an experienced specialist who will provide you with the hands-on training, mentoring, and coaching to support you in becoming a creative problem solver, helping you towards completing the meaningful projects that you will be assigned.

 

What’s on offer


* Please note that Vocational Placements at Alcoa are unpaid.


* Initial placements will only be offered for up to 150 hours however there is a possibility of extension in certain circumstances.


* You will be based at Wagerup Refinery.


* Your direct Supervisor will be a Senior Electrical Engineer.


* Workdays are flexible.


* Ideal start and finish times each day are 730am to 330pm.


* A workplace culture that strongly values your safety.

 

The project: Critical Powerhouse Distribution Equipment Spares Strategy

 

Conduct a comprehensive review of the powerhouse's critical power distribution system by identifying and documenting all critical electrical distribution equipment required to maintain safe and reliable operations.

The project will involve assessing existing spare parts inventory, determining equipment criticality, identifying gaps in current spare holdings, and quantifying future spare requirements.

Based on the findings, develop a fit-for-purpose spare parts strategy that balances operational risk, equipment reliability, availability of replacement components, and inventory costs.

The final outcome will provide recommendations to improve equipment availability, reduce downtime risk, and support long-term maintenance and asset management planning.

 

Your involvement


* Identify and catalogue critical power distribution equipment within the powerhouse.


* Review equipment documentation, drawings, and maintenance records.


* Assess existing spare parts inventory and verify stock levels.


* Determine critical spare requirements based on equipment risk and lead times.


* Identify gaps between current and recommended spare holdings...