Alcoa

Contractor Coordinator

Australia, WA, Banksiadale Full time

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 at Huntly and play a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of our essential rehabilitation works. We are looking for an experienced and committed Rehabilitation Contractor Coordinator to act as the primary liaison between Alcoa Operations and our dedicated Contractor teams. This position is a offered on a fulltime permanent basis on a 10.3hr 7 days on, 7 days off roster.

As the Contractor Coordinator, you will demonstrate leadership and provide expert advice and assistance to ensure work readiness and smooth execution at the work front. You will be key to fostering strong, honest communication and building relationships that remove barriers, minimise delays, and drive successful project delivery.

This is more than a supervisory role you will be an essential link, involved in the engagement and overall management of contractors within our rehabilitation function.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Act as the Alcoa Responsible Person (ARP), ensuring Contractors understand and adhere to the Alcoa work readiness sequence, Safe Method of Work verification, and personnel training.

  • Provide leadership and guidance to contractors, ensuring awareness of pre-execution requirements.

  • Participate in daily and weekly planning with both Alcoa and Contractor groups for rehabilitation works.

  • Conduct daily in-field verification of activities to identify and address inefficiencies.

  • Manage the recording of work execution information and ensure processes are in place for efficient execution, including progress meetings, reporting, and in-field safety observations.

  • Identify delays, issues, and root causes, and provide guidance to investigate and combat the impact of these delays. You must have effective decision-making skills to stop and rectify works when significant issues occur.

What’s on offer

  • Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

  • Flexible hybrid working options available.

  • Employee growth and development opportunities.

  • Parental leave support for all caregivers.

  • Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.

What you can bring to the role

  • Previous experience in working with Contractors or a similar role within mining or civil construction or earth moving.

  • Demonstrated strong leadership skills, with experience in coaching and developing teams.

  • Excellent environmental, health, and safety leadership, with an absolute commitment to a strong safety culture.

  • Strong communication, influence, and negotiation skills, and the ability to make decisions, multitask, and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.

  • You should hold or be willing to complete Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation. Alcoa will provide support in obtaining accreditation.

  • Proven 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 team and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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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.