Production Superintendent (Wagerup)

Shape Your World At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. Every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, and world-shaper. About The Role Join Alcoa and play a key leadership role in shaping safe, efficient, and high-performing operations at our Wagerup Refinery, 150 km south of Perth. The role is offered on a Monday‑Friday, day‑shift roster. We are seeking an experienced Production Superintendent to provide strong leadership and operational direction within our WA Operations. Reporting to the Area Operations Manager, you will be responsible for optimising people, equipment, and systems to safely achieve production targets while driving continuous improvement and developing frontline leaders. In this role, you will foster a high‑performing, inclusive culture, lead systemic problem solving, and ensure operational excellence through disciplined use of business systems. Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop Supervisors and frontline leaders to deliver safe and reliable production outcomes
- Champion a safety‑first and inclusive culture where people feel empowered to contribute and improve
- Translate operational objectives into clear plans, expectations and measurable performance outcomes
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and resolving systemic issues impacting people, equipment and production
- Ensure effective support systems, maintenance, reporting and stakeholder engagement enable operational success What We Offer
- The opportunity to lead a critical operational area with direct impact on site performance
- A values‑driven organisation that prioritises safety, people and inclusion
- Ongoing leadership development and the ability to drive sustainable improvements
- A supportive leadership team across WA Operations
- Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan
- 18 weeks parental leave for primary caregivers
- Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts About You You are an experienced operational leader who thrives in complex, fast‑paced environments and is passionate about developing people and improving performance. We are looking for someone who:
- Has proven experience leading large teams in industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining, or energy environments
- Has solid leadership capability, including coaching, performance management and talent development
- Has demonstrated success in driving continuous improvement and solving complex operational challenges
- Has a strong commitment to safety and building inclusive, psychologically safe teams
- Possesses an engineering, trade or relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)
- Has experience working within structured operational or production systems
- Has exposure to asset‑intensive operations with maintenance and reliability interfaces About the Location Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is located approximately 150 km south of Perth, on the border of WA’s Peel and South West regions. The refinery produces about 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rrhj0