Alcoa Australia
2021/2022 Alcoa Health & Safety Vacation Student (Nov 2021)
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- 1 vacancies
- Apply by 27 Jun 2021
- Start date 28 Nov 2021
Our flagship product aluminium, one of the world's most versatile metals is strong, durable and a 100% recyclable; it drives our people, supports our communities, and fulfills our purpose.
At Alcoa, we're always innovating to find new ways to contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive world - from protecting our environment, to creating a safer workplace, making our equipment more reliable, to improving our processes and embracing technology wherever we can.
We support our people and empower them to bring their ideas to life as together, we make change happen.
Our Vacation Student program provides university students with the opportunity to explore their degree within our industry and gain exposure to a future career at Alcoa. During your summer 12-week paid placement, you will grow professionally, expand technically, and become part of our community where you will be inspired and challenged daily.
Throughout the program, you will be paired with a senior specialist that will provide you with the hands-on training, mentoring, and coaching to support you in becoming a creative problem solver, helping you towards completing the meaningful projects that you'll be assigned. The best part is that you'll get to experience working in an on-site environment at our Portland Smelter in Victoria and contribute to future OHS initiatives!
As part of this Vacation Student placement you may have the opportunity to:
- Take part in continuous improvement activities related to onsite safety management systems.
- Work in a team setting to identify and analyse gaps for improvement opportunities and assist in the development of procedures.
- Be exposed to various on-site processes including working in confined spaces, incident investigations and safety contact systems.
About you
We are interested in hearing from curious university students who are:
- Currently completing their tertiary degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline with a minimum of 12 months into their studies. Students in their penultimate year will be highly regarded.
- Self-motivated and passionate for their chosen discipline, eager to learn and expand their knowledge.
- Capable of working independently with the ability to communicate and engage with multiple stakeholders to obtain a project outcome.
- Strong team players with effective time management, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Available to commence end of November 2021 for a full-time 12-week period.
Applications close Sunday 27 June 2021
Additional information
To apply, please click on the 'Apply' link and submit your application by attaching your latest resume, cover letter and academic transcript. It is essential that all three documents accompany your application to be considered.
Students are required to travel to and from site each working day and will be based at Alcoa's Portland Smelter located in Victoria.
You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.
To find out more about working for Alcoa of Australia, please visit our website.
Reviews
I enjoy monitoring the process in my area and optimising where I can. Often little things have high impact when fixed or implemented which I enjoy.
Good mix of long-term projects and day to day work. Site exposure allows for more hands-on work experience and implementation of ideas.
My current role sees me responsible for all engineering in an integral part of the refining process. Ensuring equipment is adequately maintained, creating solutions to problems that arise, and looking at future improvements.
About the employer
Alcoa Australia
3.9
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Mining, Oil & Gas
Alcoa thrives by developing best practices that improve our bauxite, alumina and aluminium business units. Join us on our journey!
Pros and cons of working at Alcoa Australia
Pros
Getting to rotate between different roles and experience different parts of the company.
Training and career development Great support structure Flexible working arrangements.
Leisure days off are a great perk.
I like the flexibility to work from home twice per week, and the ability to flex hours based on commitments if needed.
The variety of work keeps things interesting and engaging.
Cons
The lack of structure and care for the Graduate Program. Especially with no emphasis to the managers/supervisors to set a mentor and a training schedule.
Sometimes it feels like you're just a number.
Old systems and technology used.
The offices need upgrading as well as the equipment in the offices.
The business promotes inclusion, but they continue to hire and promote people in the business whose values do not align with the message they are trying to convey.