Shape Your World at Alcoa. As an Alcoan, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress and help shape the future of sustainability with world‐changing innovations and low‐carbon technologies.
About the Role
Our Portland Smelter seeks a qualified and experienced Mechanical Reliability Engineer on a permanent basis. The role requires Monday to Friday work, on‐call roster, and one flexi leisure day each four‐week period. Your key contributions will include:
Identifying long‐term opportunities for improvement, focusing on equipment reliability and plant capacity.
Providing single‐point accountability for engineering support in day‐to‐day operations.
Being a catalyst for change and contributing to improved operational performance short‐ and long‐term.
Specific responsibilities also involve:
Leading root‐cause analysis investigations of failures.
Developing work scopes for major equipment repairs using fitness‐for‐service approaches.
Developing and improving equipment management strategies using a suite of reliability approaches.
Implementing improvements and driving projects to completion.
Participating in capital projects and exercising safety leadership.
Contributing business acumen to overall smelter success and upholding commitment to Environment, Health and Safety.
What's on Offer
Career development opportunities to pursue your passion.
Monthly leisure day (applicable to full‐time employees).




Advantages allowance.
Performance‐related bonus (variable).
16 weeks paid parental leave scheme.
Paid annual volunteer hours.
Social and diversity‐focused engagement opportunities.
Qualifications
Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering with experience in maintenance, reliability, heavy industry, or plant engineering.
Understanding of risk management, quality improvement, and reliability excellence processes.
Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organisation with a customer‐centric mindset.
Track record in proactive problem solving, initiative, and continuous improvement of business performance.
Strong prioritisation skills to manage a high workload and persevere through daily challenges.
Location
Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages day‐to‐day operations and produces approximately 19% of Australia's total aluminium production in Portland.
EEO Statement
We are values‐led, vision‐driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. We are committed to inclusion, diversity & equity, providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment, and reflecting the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
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📌 Mechanical Reliability Engineer (Portland)
🏢 Alcoa of Australia
📍 Portland