Chemical 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.

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

Alcoa is seeking Chemical Engineers to join our technical teams, with opportunities available at both our Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries in Western Australia. Working a Monday–Friday roster, you will apply your technical knowledge to improve refinery output, product quality and processing efficiency.

Reporting to a Senior Chemical Engineer, you will combine daily process management with medium-term planning to develop practical operating strategies and improve plant performance. Working closely with operations, maintenance, engineering and laboratory teams, you will turn process insights into improvements that make a difference.

In this role, you will:

• Review laboratory results, process data and operating logs to assess performance against targets and identify opportunities to improve process control.
• Support operational troubleshooting and develop clear instructions to help resolve recurring process issues.
• Contribute to production planning, set process parameter goals in consultation with your supervisor and deliver technical training for operational teams.
• Participate in process improvement teams to identify problems and develop practical solutions that optimise throughput, quality, equipment availability and production costs.
• Provide technical input to capital projects, including scope definition, cost-benefit assessments and decision analysis.
• Plan and implement plant-scale investigations with your supervisor, supported by laboratory and pilot-scale experimental work where required.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• Monday–Friday roster, allowing you to be home after each shift.
• Employee growth and development opportunities.
• One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.
• My Alcoa Benefits program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.

What you can bring to the role

• A degree in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy, or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience in production and/or process control.
• Bayer process experience is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly.
• An analytical approach to troubleshooting and identifying practical process improvements.

• A collaborative approach to working with operations, maintenance, engineering and laboratory teams.

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.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

Recognized as an industry pioneer, Alcoa has established itself as an international company with operations across six continents. Alcoa's Australian portfolio includes: two bauxite mines in Western Australia, three alumina refineries at Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup and one aluminium smelter in Portland VIC and two corporate office facilities in Bindjareb and Booragoon. Wherever you choose to join us, you'll be joining a global team committed to advancing sustainability and delivering excellence and innovation.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.