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Posted Just nowApprentice Mechanical Fitter
at Alcoa
AustraliaOn-site
Responsibilities
- Build skills in repairing, diagnosing, servicing, and maintaining mechanical equipment used in fixed plant operations.
- Complete the Questionnaire to provide further information in support of your application.
Requirements
- About the Role As part of this four-year Apprenticeship Program you will be: Get hands-on
- experience at work alongside structured TAFE training, working towards a nationally recognised trade qualification.
- Learn to identify mechanical components, assess whether parts can be reused or need replacing, and work with tight measurement tolerances on items like shafts, pulleys, gearboxes, and pumps.
- Gain training in laser alignment, using precision measuring tools, and reading technical drawings and sketches to complete accurate work. Develop
- Receive training in the safe use of a range of machine tools, including lathes, grinders, milling machines, boring machines, and computer-controlled (CNC) equipment.
- What you can bring to the role A strong commitment to safety, including the ability to follow procedures and contribute to a safe working environment for everyone.
- Participation in relevant extracurricular activities or evidence of practical
- A current and valid Australian learner’s driver licence, or the willingness to obtain one.
- Completion of at least Year 10, including satisfactory achievement in Mathematics and English.
- Completion of a pre-apprenticeship and/or relevant trade-based work experience is highly regarded.
- If you completed school in 2023 or earlier, a school report is not required.
- In the ‘My Experience’ section (under Resume/CV), upload your most up-to-date resume in Word or PDF format.
- This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging.
Benefits
- As a nationally recognised employer of choice for gender equity, Alcoa welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.
- Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
Additional details
- 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.
- We are seeking motivated candidates who are based locally to our operations and demonstrate a genuine commitment to developing their skills and knowledge.
- We are proud of our strong partnerships with local communities and our ongoing commitment to the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate.
- Mechanical Fitter Apprenticeships are scheduled to commence in early January 2027 and will be based at one of our two refinery locations: Pinjarra or Wagerup.
- Work across different environments, including the main workshop, refinery, and fixed plant operations on site.
- experience overhauling equipment such as centrifugal and vacuum pumps, gearboxes (worm, helical, and bevel), hydraulic pumps and rams, pneumatic tools, rail bogies, and control valves.
- What’s on offer Provision of all your work clothing, PPE and tooling.
- Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift.
- Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.