Electrical Tradesperson

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.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies.

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

 

About the Role

Bring your electrical expertise to one of Australia's largest aluminium smelters and play a key role in maintaining critical industrial infrastructure.

You'll be joining our Smelter Maintenance team as an Electrical Tradesperson, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor.

In this day shift role, you will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, maintenance and optimisation of electrical equipment across the Portland Aluminium Smelter.

You'll work closely with operations, maintenance and contractor teams to improve equipment reliability, maximise plant performance and uphold the highest standards of safety.

This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a complex industrial environment while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and mentoring developing tradespeople.

Key responsibilities include:


* Install, commission, recommission and test electrical equipment and systems


* Diagnose faults and provide practical, cost-effective solutions to equipment issues


* Perform electrical isolations, commissioning activities and operational handovers


* Undertake High Voltage switching and act as a Responsible Person supporting switchyard operations (where qualified)


* Prepare work scopes and coordinate maintenance and project activities


* Supervise contractors and ensure work is completed safely and to specification


* Audit work quality and support quality management system requirements


* Analyse maintenance data to identify reliability improvements and optimise equipment performance


* Coach and provide on-the-job training to apprentices and developing tradespeople


* Drive continuous improvement through the Alcoa Business System and reliability-focused maintenance practices

 

What’s on offer


* Permanent, full-time employment with a global industry leader



* Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift



* Attractive remuneration and benefits package


* Career development, training and progression opportunities


* Paid employee volunteering hours to support local communities


* A workplace committed to safety, inclusion and continuous improvement

What you can bring to the role


* Recognised Electrical Trade qualification; Current Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence


* Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting capability within industrial environments


* Experience with PLCs, motor control systems and industrial automation (highly regarded)
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