Mechanical Reliability 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

As the Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for providing support on various production equipment and supporting facilities.  You will use your mechanical and reliability experience and knowledge to perform daily troubleshooting, strategic improvements, problem investigation and mechanical design work. Provide advice and assistance to maintenance personnel to improve uptime and equipment reliability, while adhering to regulatory and Alcoa EHS requirements. Tasks are performed in a “hands on” setting which include, providing on-call response to restore flow and developing and implementing countermeasures to prevent problem recurrence. This role will be based at the Wagerup Refinery on a Monday to Friday roster.

Duties include

• Initiating and/or implementing improvement projects including engineering solutions to eliminate safety and quality concerns, repetitive equipment failures and other major and minor issues.

• Develop preventative/predictive programs/systems to improve process and equipment performance and reliability.

• Create scopes of work for ad-hoc repairs and major overhauls.

• Ensure compliance of project work with appropriate engineering standards.

• Identifying and/or implementing new ideas and cost reduction opportunities as well as identifying and addressing obsolescence issues with existing equipment.

• Support capital and expense projects with your mechanical engineering skillset and highlighting risks to progress.

• Create, maintain, and update equipment files, drawings and documentation.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• My Alcoa Benefits program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.

• 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

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering with previous experience in maintenance, reliability, heavy industry or plant engineering highly regarded.

• An understanding of reliability principles, risk management and continuous improvement.

• The ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, crucial within our dynamic and diverse team environment.

• Improvements to equipment management strategies with a focus on preventative maintenance and spares systems.

• Proven experience completing projects, investigating and implementing solutions to address root cause.

• An ability to prioritise a high workload and persevere through daily challenges.

• Experience in pumps, calciners, vacuum filters and material handling/conveying will be advantageous.

• Adequate knowledge in welding procedures and pressure equipment.

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

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries, and produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, it is located on the border of WA’s picturesque Peel and South West regions. Our workplace is 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.