SHAPE YOUR CAREER
Our entry talent program opportunities
If you’re looking to shape the world you live in and turn your raw potential into real progress, then work locally at one of our bauxite mines or alumina refineries in the Peel and Upper South West regions of Western Australia or our aluminium smelter in Portland, Victoria.
We are always looking for motivated people with a strong work ethic who are eager to seize opportunities. We place a high value on problem-solving skills and strong communication, and we support and celebrate a range of interests beyond work or school.
Combine on-the-job training with TAFE studies and within 12 to 18 months you will obtain a nationally recognised qualification.
Alcoa trainees work in unique and challenging technical environments while receiving a great wage and leave entitlements. Trainees also benefit from increased employment, education and growth prospects.
Our 12-week summer full-time Vacation Student Program is an exciting career opportunity where you will learn, grow and innovate.
Working alongside seasoned professionals across our corporate offices, bauxite mines, alumina refineries or aluminium smelter, you will get practical experience in your chosen field and increase your professional networks, while studying.
Our vacation student roles are as diverse as the people who work for us. From mining, chemical and electrical engineers to specialists in health and safety, environmental science, procurement, finance and more.
Our three-year Graduate Program sets graduates on a career path which will see them contribute to a more sustainable world.
Our three-year full-time customised Graduate Program is just the beginning of an exciting career path where you will learn, grow and innovate. Working alongside seasoned professionals and rotating across our corporate offices, bauxite mines, alumina refineries and/or aluminium smelter, you will use your degree to make a real difference.
Enjoy first-class hands-on training in an inclusive and safety-focused environment over our four-year Apprenticeship Program.
On completion of your apprenticeship, you will receive a nationally recognised trade certificate. Apprenticeship trades include mechanical fitter, fabricator/welder, electrical/instrumentation technician, light vehicle mechanic and heavy-duty fitter.
Registering for job alerts
We advertise all entry talent intake opportunities periodically throughout the year and encourage you to create a profile and register for job alerts to keep up to date with advertising periods.
About working at Alcoa:
At Alcoa, you’re part of a team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Our flagship product, aluminium, is the world’s metal of choice. It is lightweight, strong, flexible and 100% recyclable, making it an essential part of a modern, low-carbon world.
To continue our story of evolution and reinvention, we seek creative problem solvers with a passion for collaboration to help us achieve our vision. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper and world-shaper.
By joining the Alcoa team, you will benefit from:
- a supportive and respectful workplace
- rewarding challenges
- attractive pay and benefits
- training, networking and mentoring
- community volunteering opportunities
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Our Purpose: Turn Raw Potential into Real Progress
At Alcoa, we turn ideas into innovation. Impossibility into impact. What if, into what is. We are unlocking the value inside our people and processes to change the industry and shape the world we live in.
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See how we're here for progress
We transform bauxite into alumina and then aluminium – an important metal in the green energy future. We do this with a skilled, values-led workforce committed to continuous improvement.
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