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.
As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.
About the Role
As a Business Improvement Superintendent at Alcoa, you willprovide leadership and strategic direction to our location's lead team. You'll be accountable for developing and deploying the Alcoa Business System (ABS)—Alcoa's management operating system—across the entire site. In this role, you will manage a small team of Business Improvement Specialists on-site and coach the leadership team to apply the ABS methodology to achieve operational excellence.
You will be a crucial member of the ABS team, working with both regional and global teams. This position is vital for ensuring the stability and continuous improvement of the mine's operations, and it's recognised as a valuable development opportunity for future leaders. You will report to the Manager, ABS & Asset Productivity – Mining, and be based at our Huntly Mine site on a family-friendly Monday to Friday roster. You'll also enjoy a paid leisure day off every four weeks, giving you more time for the things you love.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Developing and executing the location's business improvement strategy.
2. Providing expert advice, coaching, and training on ABS principles and their implementation.
3. Leading business improvement and problem-solving activities at all levels of the organisation.
4. Advising the management team on how to overcome resistance to change.
5. Working with area managers to help them achieve operational excellence using ABS methodologies.
6. Facilitating regular audits with the lead team to assess the health of management systems.
7. Ensuring the location completes core Business Standard audits and takes action to maintain these standards.
What’s on offer
8. Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
9. Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift
10. Employee growth and development opportunities.
11. Parental leave support for all caregivers.
12. One additional paid Alcoa Flexi-Day.
13. Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.
What you can bring to the role
14. Ideally you will hold a tertiary qualification – A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, business management, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
15. Proven experience leading and implementing change within the manufacturing, mining or heavy industry as a senior change leader
16. Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills to coach the location's leadership team to embrace the concepts of Quality Management or Lean Manufacturing and apply them in all aspects of the business.
17. The ability to influence and motivate individuals or groups at all levels of the organisation.
18. Advanced problem-solving skills and a high-level understanding of team dynamics is essential.
19. Practical knowledge of applying continuous improvement methodologies to improve business processes and systems.