Alcoa Australia
Alcoa Vacation Student Program - 2019 / 2020 Summer Intake
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Opportunity details
- Internship
- 32 vacancies
- Apply by 17 Jun 2019
VACATION STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES – 2019 / 2020 SUMMER INTAKE
Alumina & Bauxite Operations, Western Australia
At Alcoa, we understand the importance of personal development, professional collaboration and working collectively to create a diverse and innovative culture. We aspire to be an open-minded community that is welcoming, inclusive and supportive. We do this by providing a positive work atmosphere for students where they can learn, grow and evolve.
As an Alcoa Vacation Student, you will participate in a paid full-time 12-week program that will provide you with the opportunity to gain practical experience in your chosen field of study and be exposed to a potential career path that is unique, challenging and rewarding. During the 2019 / 2020 summer placement, you will be provided with interesting and meaningful real-world projects that are designed to develop your technical skills and support you towards becoming a creative problem solver.
There are plenty of benefits that can be enjoyed whilst you are a Vacation Student at Alcoa. Among the many, we view our Vacation Students favourably to the Alcoa Graduate Program that will in turn provide you with a bright future and successful career within the Resources industry.
The following disciplines are available across our WA Alumina and Bauxite operations, Centre of Excellence and Corporate locations:
- Process Modelling / Chemical Engineering
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Health & Safety
- Environmental Science / Engineering
- Communications / Community Relations
- Human Resources
- Data Science
- Research Science
- Chemistry
- Accounting / Finance
- IT / Software Development
To be eligible for the Alcoa Vacation Student Program, university students will have:
- Completed a minimum of two years of their studies within a relevant field.
- The availability to commence end of November for a 12-week placement.
- Their own means of transport to travel to and from site each working day.
How to apply?
As part of the application process, it is required that you submit your updated CV, Academic Transcript and Cover Letter combined in one document or separately attach to be considered.
As a nationally recognised employer of choice for gender equity and advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex inclusion, Alcoa encourages applications from women, people of diverse backgrounds and those with different skills and life experiences.
Applications close Monday 17 June 2019
Our Vacation Student opportunities are only available to permanent Australian residents or applicants holding the relevant visa with authority to work in Australia. Please state this information clearly in your application.
Join us on your development journey and apply today via our career's website.
About the employer
Alcoa Australia
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Alcoa thrives by developing best practices that improve our bauxite, alumina and aluminium business units. Join us on our journey!
Pros and cons of working at Alcoa Australia
Pros
Great work-life balance and workplace culture. Exposure to projects and day-to-day problem-solving.
Great level of support. Fantastic team of people to work with.
A large, interconnected network of people over different disciplines with ranging expertise that can help.
I love being able to work in the minerals industry without having to go FIFO as the refineries and mines are within driving distance from home. Being an international company, I may have future opportunities to travel abroad for work. The graduate program itself offers a lot of opportunities for both personal and professional development. This is captured in monthly graduate days, extra training courses as well as responsibilities given to me in my everyday work. On top of this, Alcoa is very diligent in making sure you have a job after the graduate program is complete, securing my future career.
It is relaxed compared to consultancy, training events are provided.
Cons
The low turnover of employees can be both good and bad. On one hand you have years of experience to tap into, but on the other hand, it can make it difficult to change strategies and methods of work.
Change seems difficult due to the systems in place or long-standing practises.
The ageing demographic. A lot of workers have been here for over 20 (often 30 or 40) years. This means that not only do I have to work consistently with people of an older generation, but trying to change the culture in areas that require it becomes quite difficult.
Lack of on the job training.
The old unionist and pessimistic mentality of some of the workers. It really is a great place to work, so the negativity is frustrating at times.