Safety Superintendent

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

With a newly signed power agreement securing operations through to 2035, now is the perfect time to join a respected multinational company with a strong future.

Are you passionate about people and how they engage with their work environment?

We are offering an opportunity for a Safety Superintendent at our Aluminium Smelter in Portland, Victoria. Located in a vibrant coastal community, Portland offers the lifestyle benefits of regional living while allowing you to return home each night and enjoy a healthy work-life balance. As one of the region's largest employers, Portland Aluminium plays an important role in the local community, providing you with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact both on site and beyond the workplace.

In this high-impact leadership role, you will:

• Drive the H&S strategy, strengthen our safety management framework and accelerate risk-reduction programs—with an unwavering focus on critical risk.
• Turn data and governance insights into action by uncovering trends, targeting improvement opportunities and leading high-value projects.
• Partner with the H&S Manager on statutory reporting and build trusted relationships with corporate and regulatory stakeholders.
• Champion due diligence through strong operational awareness, disciplined compliance and proactive risk leadership.
• Shape fit-for-purpose training and development by providing strategic and operational advice aligned with the site’s highest risks.
• Inspire and grow a capable team of safety professionals through coaching, mentoring, development and succession planning.
• Lead targeted Fatal and Serious Injury Prevention initiatives, influence leaders to eliminate exposure and share best practice across the operation.
• Step into the location H&S Manager role when required, providing confident leadership and seamless leave coverage.

What’s on offer

• We support relocations to Portland
• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan
• Employee growth and development opportunities
• Parental leave support for all caregivers.
• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options
• Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role

You’ll thrive in this influential leadership role if you bring:

• Relevant qualifications in health and safety of similar field, providing a strong foundation for impactful leadership.
• Proven health and safety and or operational leadership experience, ideally gained in a complex heavy industrial environment.
• The expertise to translate health and safety legislation into practical, high-impact solutions that keep Alcoa compliant and our people protected.
• A strong command of risk-based health and safety management, with the confidence to turn insight into action.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to inspire leaders and teams to lift health and safety systems, culture and performance.

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.

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About the Location

Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages the day-to-day operations at the smelter and we produce approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s total aluminium production in Portland.  We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have within our local community and are committed to supporting social and diverse causes.

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.