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Alcoa

Global aluminum producer across value chain

Junior Occupational Safety Engineer

Environmental Health & SafetyUpdated on Nov 9
Full-timeSão Luís, State of Maranhão, BrazilNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed higher education in Engineering and a postgraduate qualification in Occupational Safety Engineering are required.
  • Experience in occupational safety in high-risk industrial environments, including risk management, critical controls, and legal requirements, is required.
  • Knowledge of Occupational Hygiene is required, including exposure assessment, unhealthy-work and hazardous-work conditions, specification of personal protective equipment, and integration between the Risk Management Program (PGR) and Occupational Health Medical Control Program (PCMSO).
  • Knowledge of Process Safety, Bowtie analysis, incident investigation, and root-cause analysis tools such as Ishikawa, Cause Tree, and 5W2H or equivalent methodologies is required.
  • Experience with audits and occupational health and safety management systems, as well as monitoring indicators and action plans, is required; ISO 45001 experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead occupational safety management at the operational centers of Reduction, working onsite in the Potroom and Alumar facilities.
  • Ensure compliance with Brazilian labor legislation, the safety management system, ISO 45001 requirements, and the Risk Management Program, focusing on fatality prevention, critical-control verification, and action effectiveness.
  • Ensure governance and quality of safety management system routines, compliance with applicable legal requirements, and maintenance of ISO 45001 at the assigned operational centers.
  • Lead identification and management of critical risks, assess protective barriers, verify field controls, and determine safe activity stoppages or resumptions based on evidence.
  • Manage and guide the occupational safety technician team, organizing area coverage, field routines, and adherence to occupational safety procedures.
  • Conduct risk assessments for the Risk Management Program, including occupational hazards, exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents, process safety, and applicable controls.
  • Ensure the quality of incident and near-miss investigations using structured root-cause analysis methods, follow up on action plans, and verify their effectiveness.
  • Participate in audits, self-assessments, procedure reviews, major shutdown activities, and capital projects, integrating occupational safety, Occupational Hygiene, and emergency response requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced or fluent English is desirable.
  • Specialization in Occupational Hygiene or Process Safety is desirable.

About the Company

Alcoa

Global aluminum producer across value chain

Alcoa Corporation operates across the full aluminum value chain, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to primary aluminum production and fabricated aluminum products, with facilities in more than 30 countries and customers in aerospace, automotive, construction, and packaging. Its process is end-to-end and integrated, using in-house mining, refining, smelting, and fabrication, plus ongoing R&D to develop advanced alloys and efficient manufacturing methods. The company differentiates itself by controlling both inputs and outputs within a single global system, which helps lower costs and manage supply risks at scale. Its goal is to maintain leadership in the aluminum market by providing reliable supply, a broad range of products, and material innovations for a worldwide customer base.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1888

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