Mechanical Reliability Engineer (14-Month Fixed Term)

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

Join our team as a Mechanical Reliability Engineer and help improve equipment reliability and performance within Wagerup Refinery’s Raw Materials and Digestion area (OC1). This 14-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity is based on site, working a Monday-to-Friday roster.

Under the guidance of the Area Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll focus on closing reliability gaps and delivering targeted engineering work packages and improvement projects, without responsibility for day-to-day operational support. You’ll take practical solutions through to implementation, ensuring equipment is ready for operation and maintenance.

Working with OC1 engineers, central reliability and asset integrity teams, and Alcoa’s Centre of Excellence, you’ll:

• Deliver engineering improvements that address recurring equipment and safety issues and enhance quality and performance.
• Implement new technologies and cost-saving solutions, including measures to address equipment obsolescence.
• Develop and enhance predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Conduct root cause analyses and develop scopes for major equipment repairs.
• Support capital projects and manage capital and expense projects from scoping through to execution.
• Improve equipment documentation and spare parts arrangements to support operational and maintenance readiness.
• Ensure engineering solutions comply with applicable engineering standards.

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.
• Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role

• A tertiary Mechanical Engineering qualification (Engineers Australia-recognised)
• Experience in maintenance, reliability, or heavy industry
• Strong problem-solving, initiative, and communication skills
• Familiarity with risk, quality, and reliability frameworks

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.

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.