Occupational Hygiene Technician

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 your opportunity to help share the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity exists for an Occupational Hygiene Technician to join the Wagerup Refinery, Health & Safety team under the direction of the Site Hygienist.

As a business we will value your input as you will be a key contributor in carrying out the site exposure monitoring and assessment program which enables effective identification, evaluation and control of hazardous work-place exposures.

You will be required to produce reports and communicate your findings based on the sampling, analysis and interpretation of the results that you've acquired. The data collected and information prepared is used to uphold Alcoa's values in the area of health and safety and to comply with corporate EHS policies, standards and legislation.

Other duties and responsibilities will include:

• The development and periodic maintenance of a plant job/task dictionary.

• Conducting and completing the site quantitative base-line exposure assessment monitoring plan using air sampling, biological monitoring and physical measuring techniques.

• Working with the operating department supervisors and employees to ensure that personal exposure monitoring can be carried out with area cooperation.

• Interpreting exposure data collected to identify significant and unacceptable exposures for the areas and makes recommendations to identify means of controlling and minimising potentially hazardous exposures.

• Entering and maintaining relevant Occupational Health data into the computer data management systems.

• Assisting the areas where significant exposure hazards have been identified and evaluate feasible control options in consultation with the Occupational Hygienist.

What’s on offer:

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion

• Benefits allowance

• Performance related bonus (variable)

• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme

• Paid annual volunteer hours

• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:

• Experience within a heavy industrial/mining environment, and a NATA accredited Laboratory desirable

• Occupational exposure monitoring experience across a wide range of stressors

• Ability to complete structured work within the requisite time frames

• Capability to self-manage Occupational Hygiene and Health related projects when required

• Completion, progress towards or capacity to complete DEMIRS Mine Air Quality Officer and Noise Assessor Course (previously Noise Officer)

• Membership with the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygiene

• Completed or working towards a post-secondary Certificate, Diploma or Tertiary qualification in science or health related field.

• Great communication skills to interact with employees working out in the Chemical Processing Plant

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 3 March 2024

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.

About the Location

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, we are 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. Join in and become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

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.