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Company: Alcoa
Location: Portland, VIC, Australia
Career Level: Associate
Industries: Manufacturing, Engineering, Aerospace

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 share 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

An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Physiotherapist that will work across our Portland Smelter operations and provide specialised service in the management of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.

Reporting through to the Clinical Nurse Lead, your specialised knowledge and expertise in this field will cover a large scope including early intervention, assessment, treatment, and proactive workplace management to maximise capacity, improve outcomes and minimise risk.

In this role, your key responsibilities will involve:

  • Triaging and managing patient caseload according to clinical priorities and service needs whilst ensuring early contact and review for all musculoskeletal injuries utilising a variety of methods (phone, telehealth, face to face) consultations.

  • Clinical assessment of musculoskeletal disorders, development of treatment and management plans, and the provision of clinical Physiotherapy treatment and exercise rehabilitation programs.

  • Assisting with the development and implementation of education and coaching of personnel involved within the injury management process to increase understanding of musculoskeletal injury assessment and management.

  • Working with the safety department and employee, contributing to injury investigations, and developing action plans to prevent reoccurrence.

  • Conducting workplace assessments and providing recommendations to site rehabilitation consultants and line management to improve rehabilitation case management outcomes and timeframes.

  • Providing support to the Human Factors team as required, including the completion of Ergonomic and Psychosocial Risk assessments.

What's on offer

  • Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

  • Employee growth and development opportunities.

  • Parental leave support for all caregivers.

  • Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.

  • One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.

  • Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

  • Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period

  • Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role

  • Tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy with progression towards a post graduate qualification would be well regarded.

  • Being registered with the appropriate professional body AHPRA as a Physiotherapist.

  • Demonstrated relevant clinical experience with a proven track record in outpatient musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, exercise rehabilitation, Human Factors & Ergonomics, strength training or Occupational Physiotherapy.

  • Previous industrial experience with a sound understanding of current work, health and safety legislation and a demonstrated ability to adopt a risk management approach to injury prevention and management would be well regarded.

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.

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About the Location

Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages the day-to-day operations at the smelter and we produce approximately 19 per cent of Australia's total aluminium production in Portland.  We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have within our local community and are committed to supporting social and diverse causes.

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.  

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. 


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