Area Maintenance Planner

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Area Maintenance Planner. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminium products.
• Employer of choice for gender equality offering work-life balance.
• Inclusive work environment, competitive remuneration including 14% super.

Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Our Company is built on a foundation of strong values and operating excellence dating back nearly 130 years to the world-changing discovery that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life. Since inventing the aluminum industry, and throughout our history, our talented employees have followed on with breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate. This kind of operating excellence takes a special kind of team, made up of special people. One of them could be you.

About the opportunity

An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Area Maintenance Planner to work within an Operating Centre at Alcoa’s Pinjarra Refinery.

In this complex role, you will ensure maintenance strategies support the Operating Centre in preventative, predictive and planned maintenance. 

You will be responsible for the following tasks:

•           Co-ordination of maintenance activities through optimisation of resources – human, material and financial

•           Driving continuous improvement throughout the refinery and operation centre

•           Ensuring Tradespersons tool time is maximised

•           Providing leadership to other planners within the department

•           Planning, scheduling and aligning major outages and provide cost leadership for all maintenance

You will demonstrate commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment and be team orientated with leadership skills.  Your motivation along with strong communication and organisational skills, have been instrumental in your achievements. 

For the right candidate, flexible work arrangements would be considered for this role.  Please let us know when you apply if this is something you are seeking. 

As a nationally recognised employer of choice for gender equity and advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex inclusion, Alcoa encourages applications from women, people of diverse backgrounds and those with different skills and life experiences. 

About you

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success you will have:

Extensive maintenance engineering/planning experience, with a strong focus on shutdown planning in mining or heavy industry. 

Alternatively, you may have a Trade Certificate with solid experience in the electrical/instrument or mechanical fields, or a degree, with relevant industry work experience.  In addition, you will have and be proficient in a wide range of PC software, including Oracle maintenance management systems.

About where you will work 

Pinjarra Alumina Refinery is located 90 kilometres south of Perth, a 30-minute drive from the coastal city of Mandurah and six kilometres, or a 10 minute drive, east of the regional town of Pinjarra. It is situated in the Peel region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Murray and is a major regional employer with approximately 1000 employees.

Applications close
Sunday, 22nd July 2018

About Alcoa in Australia?

• Alcoa employs approximately 4,300 people in Western Australia (WA) and Victoria; most of our employees live regionally and our head office is in the Perth suburb of Booragoon.
• Alcoa has been named an employer of choice for 16 consecutive years by the Federal Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and Alcoa of Australia’s Chairman and Managing Director Michael Parker is a WGEA Pay Equity Ambassador.
• Alcoa is an active and supportive partner in the community. The company sponsors ideas and opportunities important to local people such as addressing mental health, inspiring youth, promoting environmental education and highlighting health and safety. 
• Alcoa has been contributing economically and socially in Western Australia and Victoria for more than 50 years. More than 75 per cent of Alcoa of Australia’s total annual revenue stays in Australia through wages, local purchasing, taxes, royalties, capital investment and dividends to Australian shareholders.

Additional information

• It is Alcoa's policy that all employees must advise their immediate supervisor or manager of their application prior to applying.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.
• This position is available only to permanent Australian residents or applicants who hold the relevant Visa with authority to work in Australia.  Please ensure this information is clearly stated on your application. 

Find out more about working for Alcoa of Australia at www.alcoa.com.au/opportunities