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.
As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.
About the Role
Are you a highly analytical, results-oriented leader with a passion for transforming complex global businesses? You could be our next Principal Performance Improvements expert, based directly at our Pinjarra Hub with regular travel to Huntly and Willowdale Mine Sites in Western Australia.
This senior role puts you at the forefront as an internal consultant and change agent, responsible for maximising efficiency, driving cost savings, and embedding operational excellence across our global footprint, specifically through dedicated work at Huntly and Willowdale.
You will enjoy a family-friendly Monday to Friday roster, providing a superb paid leisure day off every four weeks to help you realise a great work-life balance and have time for the things you love. You will report directly to the WA Mining ABS Manager, guaranteeing strong strategic alignment and senior visibility for your work.
Key responsibilities include
Lead high-impact local operational projects, directly optimising efficiency, throughput, and output at the Huntly and Willowdale Mine Sites.
Apply recognised continuous improvement methodologies (such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile) to diagnose operational constraints, eliminate waste, and deliver sustainable gains in safety, cost, and productivity.
Conduct complex data analysis to quantify potential benefits, establish clear, measurable targets (KPIs), and track project financial realisation post-implementation, ensuring validation and reporting of achieved business value.
Effectively collaborate with and influence senior leadership and cross-functional teams globally to organise support, manage change resistance, and drive project execution.
Coach and mentor site-based teams and functional leaders on continuous improvement principles, fostering a culture of ownership and data-driven decision-making throughout the operation.
This role places a strong emphasis on relationship building and engaging directly with our key stakeholders who are based on-site at our mining operations. While we are committed to offering some flexible working conditions, you may be expected to serve as the face of the Business Improvement operations, spending most of your time based on-site at Huntly or Willowdale, while leading a site-based improvement initiative or project.
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
Demonstrated success in performance improvement and continuous improvement (CI) within the mining, metals, or asset-intensive heavy industry sector.
Proven expertise in applying formal methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred), and Agile to solve complex operational and functional problems.
Exceptional ability to build trust and influence senior operational and functional leaders to secure project buy-in and drive successful change adoption.
Advanced analytical skills to conduct root-cause analysis, quantify opportunity value, and rigorously track and report on the financial realisation of project benefits.
Ability to seamlessly switch between defining high-level strategic global roadmaps and providing hands-on coaching and implementation support at the local site level.
Demonstrated success in leading organisational change initiatives and mentoring/upskilling site teams in CI practices to ensure improvements are sustained long-term.
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
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.