Senior 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.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

Join Alcoa as a Senior Chemical Engineer at our Pinjarra refinery and help shape the technical performance of our operations. Reporting to the Senior Process Consultant, you will combine your Bayer process expertise with practical problem-solving to improve product quality, increase plant capacity and reduce operating costs.

Working closely with operations, maintenance and technical teams, you will develop medium- and long-term improvement plans, establish best-practice operating strategies and strengthen daily process management. You will also coach engineers and coordinate cross-functional project groups to turn technically sound ideas into workable improvements.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and present process improvement, production upgrade and cost reduction plans aligned with refinery priorities.
• Implement Alcoa’s Connections and daily management processes, including operating strategies, troubleshooting guides, visual management and performance measures.
• Investigate complex process issues and coordinate plant trials to identify practical improvements to technical efficiency and production capability.
• Evaluate new technologies, equipment and chemicals, sharing and applying best practice across the Bayer process.
• Assess project business cases, cost benefits and impacts across the refinery to support sound investment decisions and coordinated implementation.
• Coach and develop engineers and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver process improvements.

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.
• My Alcoa Benefits 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

• A degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience in Bayer process chemical engineering, including production and/or process control experience within an alumina refinery or similar complex process.
• An in-depth understanding of refinery process chemistry, dynamics and interdependencies, with the ability to translate technical analysis into practical operating solutions.
• Experience in project cost-benefit analysis and capital investment prioritisation, with an understanding of how market factors influence technical development.
• The ability to coach engineers, coordinate project teams and collaborate with operations, maintenance, laboratory teams and suppliers.

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

As one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site, our workplace offers an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

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.