Development Chemist: Bayer Process & Lab Leader

Alcoa Corporation; Wagerup; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

My Alcoa Benefits program

Generous leave entitlements

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Alcoa located at the Wagerup Refinery seeks a Development Chemist to provide chemical and Bayer process expertise across the laboratory and refinery. You will lead investigations, develop analytical methods and coach staff, reporting to the Chemical Services Manager in a Monday–Friday onsite role.

You will troubleshoot process data, support safe operations, and advance analytical capability while coordinating trials, timelines, and costs with refinery teams.

Qualifications

• Strong chemical and analytical expertise with the ability to interpret data.
• Experience developing laboratory methods and troubleshooting instrumentation.
• Knowledge of Bayer refining process or ability to apply chemistry in a complex processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review laboratory and refinery process data to troubleshoot issues and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide Bayer process chemistry expertise and technical support to refinery teams and improvement projects.
• Develop, standardise, implement and commission analytical methods and laboratory instrumentation.
• Lead laboratory and refinery-based investigations and improvement projects, coordinating resources, trials, timelines, reporting and costs.
• Support safe and effective laboratory operations, including business planning, equipment reliability, cost management and certification of results.
• Build capability across the team through technical coaching and training in Bayer process chemistry, analytical methods and instrument operation.

Skills

Chemical expertise

Analytical expertise

Laboratory leadership

Technical problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Tools

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

Alcoa located at the Wagerup Refinery seeks a Development Chemist to provide chemical and Bayer process expertise across the laboratory and refinery. You will lead investigations, develop analytical methods and coach staff, reporting to the Chemical Services Manager in a Monday–Friday onsite role.

You will troubleshoot process data, support safe operations, and advance analytical capability while coordinating trials, timelines, and costs with refinery teams.