Stores Supervisor

Alcoa Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration with bonus

Family friendly rosters

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Flexi day

Wellbeing program

Salary packaging

Job summary

Alcoa is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor for the Willowdale Stores department. This 24-hour operation requires you to lead a team, manage stock, and support planning while liaising with internal departments across the mine site. Work is Monday to Friday with a highly autonomous supervisory focus.

You will drive stock checks, optimise binning, and mentor Stores Officers. Prior leadership in warehousing and a willingness to achieve Schedule 26 accreditation are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead diverse and dynamic teams.
• Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Pro-active, self-motivated with drive for improvement.
• Understanding of the Chain of Responsibility.
• Experience in large-scale warehousing is advantageous.
• Willingness to complete Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation.
• Minimum 2 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead Stores Officers to ensure parts, spares, consumables and tooling requirements are met.
• Use efficient binning processes to optimise stock storage.
• Drive and maintain stock-checking audits for efficiency.
• Support Planning as a key supply resource across Willowdale.
• Act as the primary supply interface for internal departments.

Skills

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making

Chain of Responsibility

Warehousing experience

Safety awareness

Schedule 26 accreditation

Leadership experience

Job description

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

You will take on a key leadership role as the Warehouse Supervisor for the Stores department at the Willowdale Bauxite Mine, a 24-hour operation with secure storage facilities spread across site, some of which are quite dispersed. This role is ideal if you thrive on leading diverse teams and enjoy working in a fast-paced, operational environment. Your working roster will be Monday to Friday. In this highly autonomous Supervisory position, you will be responsible for ensuring the Stores service function operates efficiently. You will focus on customer liaison, managing repairable stock items and levels, supporting the Planning team as a key supply resource, and acting as the primary Supply interface for all internal departments across Willowdale. Monitoring stock levels will also be critical to support shutdown activities aligned with the 10-week planning cycle, as well as day-to-day maintenance needs. So, what will be expected of you? Work closely with and support your Stores Officers to ensure all parts, spares, consumables, and tooling requirements across the mine site are met. Use efficient binning processes to optimise storage of stock. Drive and maintain the stock-checking audit regime with your team to ensure it remains efficient and effective. Prioritise your time and workload to best address business needs and respond to queries directed your way. Lead, coach, mentor, and performance-manage your team of Stores Officers.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift.
• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.
• One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.
• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role

• Proven ability to work in, and successfully lead diverse and dynamic teams,
• Highly developed, and honed interpersonal skills, as well as strong decision-making skills,
• Pro-active, self-motivated outlook who can act as a catalyst for improvement within the work function,
• A thorough understanding of the Chain of Responsibility,
• Previous large-scale warehousing experience is advantageous.
• A high-level awareness of safe working behaviour coupled with a working knowledge of safety requirements and procedures.
• You should hold or be willing to complete Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation. Alcoa will provide support in obtaining accreditation.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership position or have worked in a similar operation or industry to Alcoa.

Additional information

Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered. You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date. Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

About the Location

Willowdale is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia, and is located in the Darling Scarp east of Waroona and Cookernup. It supplies bauxite ore to the Wagerup Alumina Refinery via a direct overland conveying system and helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium.

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This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career! Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better. Shape your Career at Alcoa!

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