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 shape 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:
As the Human Resources Consultant at our Aluminium Smelter in Portland, you will have all the experience of working on a smelter site without having to spend extended time away from family and friends. This position will report directly into the Human Resources Manager and will be offered on a family friendly Monday to Friday roster, with a flexi day off every 4-week period, allowing you to spend more time doing the things you love.
Working as part of a small, yet highly experienced team, you will be the conduit for ensuring optimum efficiency in our HR policies and processes whilst being accountable for the implementation and delivery of employee relations, behaviour mentoring and management coaching. You will also be a key driver in providing essential HR advice to the site leadership team.
Key responsibilities include:
Participation in project activities, including improving employee engagement, succession plan development & corporate projects.
HR support and advice to line and functional leaders on areas including ethical and legislative compliance, performance management, compensation & HR systems.
Ongoing review and implementation of Alcoa standards and processes, policy review & change management.
Developing recommendations on policy and process improvements to maintain best practice.
Maintain to an expert level, knowledge of current & proposed legislation and changes.
Advise, coach, and assist senior management on employee relations matters.
Develop and provide employee relations training to all levels of the organisation. The emphasis in this area to be placed on improving relations and developing proactive approaches to these matters.
What’s on offer:
We support relocation.
Career development opportunities to pursue your passion
Monthly Leisure Day
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:
Tertiary qualifications in HR, Business, Commercial or similar, or proven equivalent industry experience working within a heavy industrial environment.
Substantial experience working within a Human Resources or Employee Relations setting, ideally with knowledge and exposure to legislative compliance, performance management, compensation & HR systems.
Exposure to working with a unionised workforce, heavy industry or within the resources sector would be advantageous.
Strong interpersonal skills, interacting and communicating with others to help start, build, and sustain relationships, and build rapport with the site team, and other internal stakeholders.
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.
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About the Location
Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages the day-to-day operations at the smelter and we produce approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s total aluminium production in Portland. We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have within our local community and are committed to supporting social and diverse causes.
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.
