AddressShape 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.
Shape your career by joining Alcoa’s Vacation Student program! Based in WA at our Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries, you’ll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations. Throughout your 12-week paid summer placement, you’ll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and become an integral part of our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await.
With best-in-class bauxite mining and rehabilitation practices, the lowest-carbon alumina refining system on the planet, game-changing innovations in aluminium smelting, and the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of low-carbon products, Alcoa is working to reinvent the aluminium industry for a sustainable future, and we want you to join us!
Throughout the program, you will be matched with experienced area specialists. These mentors will equip you with practical training, guidance, and coaching, fostering your development into an innovative problem solver. This support will aid you in successfully accomplishing the significant projects assigned to you.
What’s on offer?
Exposure to industry and a future career at Alcoa.
An attractive hourly rate of pay for the hours you work.
Meaningful project work that provides you with valuable hands-on work experience
Working locally, in an onsite environment enabling you to return home to friends or family every night.
Inclusion and diversity networks; shaping a culture where everyone is welcome, respected and heard.
Be part of our commitment to sustainability, delivering world class technology and innovations that lead the aluminium industry!
A workplace culture that strongly values your safety.
Increased opportunity to gain a place in the Alcoa Graduate Program after you have completed your degree
What you’ll be doing
As a Chemical EngineeringVacation Student at Alcoa, you will be:
Based on site at either Pinjarra or Wagerup Alumina Refinery.
Assigned a project (either lab or refinery based) that both delivers real value to the business and provides you with hands-on industry experience.
Exposed to a combination of data and statistical analysis of process information, refinery sampling and laboratory analysis.
Involved in process troubleshooting, computer-based data manipulation and trending heat and mass balances.
You’ll receive a suitable level of responsibility to tackle assigned project(s), leveraging your innovative thinking, motivation to learn, and passion for growth to make meaningful contributions to the business. In an open-minded workplace, your ideas will be highly valued within a supportive environment that encourages thinking outside the box.
If you are currently studying tertiary qualifications in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing or a related discipline, we want to hear from you!
About you
We are interested in hearing from curious university students who are:
Ideally, in their penultimate year of study, however we do accept applications across all year groups.
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 2024 for a full-time 12-week period ending February 2025.
Able to travel to and from your work location each day.
Applications close
Friday 31st May 2024
How to apply
Please submit your online application by attaching your current resume, cover letter and academic transcript.
Our Vacation Student opportunities are available to people who are eligible to work in Australia. Please state this information clearly in your application.
Find out more about working for Alcoa in Australia at www.alcoa.com.au/opportunities-aus
Please note that no agency applications will be accepted at this time.
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About the Location
As an Alcoan you are part of a global team committed to advancing sustainability and delivering excellence and innovation. Join in and become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The power is in your hands to shape the things that matter to us all.
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.
