Maintenance Superintendent - Mobile Plant

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 realize our vision to reinvent the aluminium industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with opportunities that help everyone thrive and build diverse, rewarding careers. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role:

If you are a driven individual with a strong focus on people and a knack for developing effective maintenance strategies, Alcoa invites you to explore this exciting career opportunity.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Mobile Maintenance Superintendent to lead our Mobile Maintenance group at our Huntly Bauxite Mine, working on a Monday to Friday schedule. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by ensuring the optimal utilisation of our resources and contributing to our production and operational targets.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Set and communicate departmental business objectives effectively to the Mobile Maintenance team.

• Ensure efficient and effective maintenance of the heavy mobile equipment fleet to meet operational needs.

• Monitor performance against objectives, providing feedback and support to drive continuous improvement in safety, environment, cost, and production.

• Implement effective reporting systems for problem identification and resolution, while championing a safety-first culture.

• Develop talent and foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative team environment.

The core focus and challenge of this role are to maximise heavy mobile equipment availability through effective cost and resource management, ensuring a safe and efficient operation while fostering positive workforce morale and industrial relations.

This position also offers a valuable opportunity to collaborate with environmental specialists to uphold responsible environmental practices within the unique context of the Jarrah Forest, near water catchment areas and local communities.

What’s on offer:

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion

• Car allowance

• Benefits allowance

• Performance related bonus (variable)

• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme

• Paid annual volunteer hours

• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:

• Maintenance Leadership and Trade Experience - proven experience in a maintenance leadership role within mining or heavy industry, ideally with a trade background in heavy mobile equipment.

• Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership - a leadership style that fosters inclusiveness, collaboration, and teamwork.

• Performance-Driven with Problem-Solving and Innovation – the ability to exceed objectives and drive performance, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and a focus on continuous improvement through innovation.

• Safety-First and HSE Leadership - a proactive, safety-first mindset with a demonstrated ability to lead by example in achieving high HSE standards.

• You should hold or be willing to complete Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation. Alcoa will provide support in obtaining accreditation if you do not current hold this.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership position or have worked in a similar operation or industry to Alcoa.

Additional information

• Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

About the Location

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world’s second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa’s Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium. 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.