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The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.\nThis 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.\nAbout the Role\nBased at our Wagerup Refinery, the Development Chemist provides chemical, Bayer process and instrumental expertise across the laboratory and refinery. Reporting to the Chemical Services Manager, you will combine hands-on technical problem-solving with laboratory leadership to improve analytical capability, process performance and safe, reliable operations. 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