Leading Hand Electrical Instrumentation Technician

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

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Leading Hand Electrical & Instrumentation Technician (HV Switching) to join our Fixed Plant Maintenance team at the Willowdale site, located just south of Waroona in WA’s Peel region.

Reporting to the Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of electrical targets and maintaining the highest safety standards. You will ensure all activities align with the current business plan while providing leadership and direction to optimise crew performance and achieve site and departmental objectives.

As a Leading Hand, you will:

• Lead and support the Electrical & Instrumentation team in daily maintenance activities
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, procedures, and HV switching requirements
• Coordinate and prioritise work to meet operational targets
• Provide feedback and guidance to improve team performance and efficiency
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve site outcomes

If you’re currently working FIFO and looking to be home more often, this is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale fixed plant operations in a mining environment close to home.

You’ll be part of a supportive team that values safety, collaboration, and professional development.

• A 12-hour day only roster rotating every 3 weeks (Week 1 Mon/Tue Week 2 Tue, Fri, Sat and Sun Week 3 Tue, Wed and Fri
• An average 36-hour work week
• The chance to work with cutting-edge equipment in a dynamic setting

To succeed, you’ll need flexibility to work every third weekend and public holidays if scheduled on.

What’s on offer

• Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift.
• Generous leave entitlements of five weeks annual leave.
• Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.
• Employee assistance program for personal support services.
• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

What you can bring to the role

• A grade electrical licence
• Electrical Instrumentation qualification
• HV Switching ticket
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the industry, ideally with mining exposure.
• Valid WA C-Class drivers' licence.
• Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership position or have worked in a similar operation or industry to Alcoa.

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

Willowdale is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia, and is located in the Darling Scarp east of Waroona and Cookernup. It supplies bauxite ore to the Wagerup Alumina Refinery via a direct overland conveying system and 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.