Our people are our success
At Alcoa we recognise that without the talent, intellect and loyalty of our employees, our company is just a collection of valuable assets.
It is our people that make Alcoa and it is our responsibility to create a work environment that embraces new ideas, respects the individual and provides everyone with the opportunity to succeed.
We believe that social, environmental and economic excellence is underpinned by people excellence.
Empowerment, training, development, reward and recognition, managing people one by one and people understanding the meaning of their work are some of the aspects that deliver people excellence.
Alcoa’s operations support over 7200 direct jobs – 6200 employees and 1000 full time contractors. Most of these jobs are located in regional Australia.
As employee retention becomes a major issue for Australian businesses, at Alcoa we are proud that more than 60 per cent of our employees have worked with us for more than 10 years.
This retention rate gives our business great stability and also provides the opportunity for young people to learn from experienced employees. In 2007 Alcoa took on 37 apprentices and 32 graduates as part of our apprentice and graduate employment program. We have about 140 apprentices in training across Australia.
As a result of the recent resources boom competition for the best new employees is high. At Alcoa we are utilising our existing employees as a network to recruit the best candidates.
The New Employee Referral Program is one strategy we are using to ensure we are able to attract the best talent to join us in building our business. The program rewards employees who refer talented applicants to us.
It also recognises our people can play an important role in the recruitment process – after all, they have a strong understanding of the company, our culture and values, and what it takes to be a success in our environment.
Opportunities at Alcoa are open to everyone. We have a strong workplace diversity and equal employment program. The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency continues to recognise Alcoa as an Employer of Choice for Women.
In 2007 women made up around 11 per cent of our workforce and accounted for about 13 per cent of professional roles and 15 per cent of management positions.
We promote workplace diversity and equal opportunity through a range of initiatives including:
Flexible working arrangements
- The Alcoa Women’s Network which supports the development and advancement of women in leadership roles in Alcoa
- The Future Women of Industry program which encourages female secondary students to consider careers in manufacturing and heavy industry
- Our partnership with Kommercial to employ people with disabilities
- Scholarships and support programs to attract women into engineering.
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Case Study
Employee Suggestion Scheme – excellence uncovered
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