About the role Shape your career by joining Alcoas Vacation Student program! Based in WA at our Booragoon Corporate office, youll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations. Throughout your 12week paid summer placement, youll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and become an integral part of our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await. During the program, you will be matched with a senior specialist who will offer handson training, mentoring, and coaching. The program is designed to support you in becoming a creative problem solver, assisting you in completing meaningful projects that will be assigned to you. Whats on offer? Exposure to industry and a future career at Alcoa. An attractive hourly rate of pay for the hours you work. Meaningful project work that provides you with valuable handson work experience Working locally, in an onsite environment enabling you to return home to friends and family every night. Inclusion and diversity networks; shaping a culture where everyone is welcome, respected and heard. Be part of our commitment to sustainability, delivering world class technology and innovations that lead the aluminium industry! A workplace culture that strongly values your safety. Increased opportunity to gain a place in the Alcoa Graduate Program after you have completed your degree Access to the Alcoa Live Well program with a selection of health & wellbeing discount offers to help you live your best life! What youll be doing As a Mine Engineering Vacation Student at Alcoa, you will be: Work on simple mine planning, design, and scheduling tasks, as well as helping improve on data management and engineering library of information. Undertake necessary research, information gathering and analysis to identify potential Mining process improvement opportunities. You will be given an appropriate level of responsibility to handle assigned project(s), utilizing your innovative thinking, eagerness to learn, and passion for growth to make meaningful contributions to the business. In our open-minded workplace, your ideas will be highly valued within a supportive environment that encourages creative thinking. If you are currently studying tertiary qualifications Mining or Civil Engineeringor a related discipline, we want to hear from you! About you We are interested in hearing from curious university students who are: Ideally, in their penultimate year of study, however we do accept applications across all year groups. Selfmotivated and passionate for their chosen discipline, eager to learn and expand their knowledge. Capable of working independently with the ability to communicate and engage with multiple stakeholders to obtain a project outcome. Strong team players with effective time management, organisational and problemsolving skills. Available to commence end of November for a fulltime 12week period ending February. Have the ability to travel to and from your work location each day. Become a valued part of the team thats reinventing the aluminium industry for a sustainable future, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Application and Recruitment process Submit your online application via the link provided or the Alcoa Careers website, and include a cover letter, resume and academic transcript. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete: A short online video interview. Psychometric testing Reference checking Preemployment medical assessment #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Vacation Student - Mine Engineer - WA (Nov 2026)