Regional Health & Safety Operational Risk & Assurance Manager

Regional Health & Safety Operational Risk & Assurance Manager

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.

About the Role

Our commitment to health and safety at Alcoa is our number one priority. We are always looking for ways to improve controls, processes, and tools that will support us towards creating a safer environment for our people across our Bauxite Mines and Alumina Refineries in WA and our Portland Aluminium Smelter in Victoria.

We currently have an opportunity for a seasoned health and safety leader with a passion for driving operational excellence and regulatory compliance to take ownership of our regional strategy and ensure that our operations consistently meet the highest standards of safety governance.

Reporting to the Regional Health and Safety Manager, you will play a key part in shaping the safety culture across multiple sites and drive the effective implementation of our EHS Risk Management Standard, whilst identifying risk management shortfalls, improvements and implementing strategies across our locations ensuring compliance with Australian WHS legislation.

Your key activities and contributions will be:

• Supporting the development, implementation and maintenance of Health and Safety Management systems, standards and improvements with an operational focus.
• Partnering with and providing expert guidance to our leadership and operational teams on health and safety governance, regulatory requirements and best practices. 
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives ensuring that risk and assurance frameworks evolve in line with industry stands and organisational needs.
• Implementing the Health and Safety Risk Management standard and framework for critical risk control.
• Overseeing Health and Safety monitoring systems, participate in organisational reviews, and drive risk mitigation efforts.
• Leading and facilitating risk workshops and overseeing the Corporate Governance Risk (CGR) program.

What’s on offer

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion.
• An attractive remuneration package that recognises the skills and experience you will bring to the team.
• A yearly performance bonus (variable) to reward your contributions.
• 16 weeks paid primary parental leave and 3 weeks for secondary carer.
• Make a difference in our local communities with paid employee volunteering hours.
• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities.

What you can bring to the role

• Proven experience in Health and Safety, Risk Management roles within a leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks with in-depth knowledge of WHS Acts and Regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and manage risk within operational settings.
• Tertiary qualifications with a Safety related field or Post Graduate qualification in H&S Management.
• Working knowledge from positions in Mining, Refining, Smelting, and metal production is desirable experienced in auditing, inspections, and investigations.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with an ability to influence change and implement continuous improvement initiatives within complex, multi-site environments.
• An analytical mindset skilled in identifying risks, proposing solutions and ensuring organisational alignment.

Disclaimer: Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.

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

As one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site, our workplace offers 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.