Technical Writer
Alcoa
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Banksiadale • Australia
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About the role
- Documentation for all aspects of WA Mining, working closely with multidiscipline (operational, maintenance, electrical, planning, projects, etc) stakeholders from the Hub, Huntly mine and Willowdale mine.
- This role will liaise with subject matter experts (SME’s) to ensure technically accurate content that meets Alcoa’s documentation standards.
- Management, review and governance of documents in our Controlled Document System (CDS).
- Actively seeking opportunities to consolidate documents in Alcoa’s Controlled Document Management System to reduce the overall number of documents to as few as practicably possible, eliminating the ambiguity associated with having multiple documents covering the same or similar topic, updating metadata to make it easier to search for documents.
- Overseeing and coaching operations personnel on updating, revising, and producing documents that are concise and pitched for readers for training and instructive purposes.
- Leading the process to lift the competence of Document Owners and Document Reviewers, who are developing SWI’s within an approved standard framework.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in technical publishing activities, technical writing or professional publishing gained in the mining industry or similar.
- The ability to create, integrate and convey technical material in a concise and effective manner.
- Demonstrated experience in the collection of operational and system knowledge condensed into technical documentation to support operations
- Sound knowledge of technical writing fundamentals, industry standard writing styles and content organisation.
- Persistence and excellent active listening skills to ensure technically accurate content, with the ability to guide others in the best method of presenting information.
- Ability to establish rapport and strong working relationships, enabling you to work with a variety of people across our business.
- Demonstrated critical thinking, judgement, and complex problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
- 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.
- 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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