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.

Shape your career by joining Alcoa’s Vocational Placement program! You’ll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations. Throughout your unpaid placement in Semester 2, 2026, you’ll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and join our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await.

With best-in-class bauxite mining and rehabilitation practices, the lowest-carbon alumina refining system on the planet, game-changing innovations in aluminium smelting, and the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of low-carbon products, Alcoa is working to turn raw potential into real progress, and we want you to join us!

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