Senior Laboratory Technician

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 innovations that change the world and low-carbon technologies. Become an important part of the team shaping the future of aluminum, revolutionizing the way the world lives, builds, moves, and progresses. Be part of it and shape your world. **About the Role:** Alcoa is seeking a professional to join the **Juruti/PA** site. As a **Senior Laboratory Technician**, you will support the supervisor, engineer(s), and team in meeting the laboratory’s technical demands. **Key Responsibilities Include:** * Serve as the reference point for quality, methods, systems, equipment, and automation; * Critically evaluate results, methods, calibration curves, and quality controls; * Review and develop procedures, standards, and technical documents. Work with LIMS, dashboards, KPIs, systemic improvements, and laboratory data management; * Support implementation of automation, robotic cells, and integration of systems and materials. Perform technical interface with equipment, system, and material suppliers; * Monitor equipment maintenance, calibration, configuration, and availability; * Disseminate technical knowledge, train the team, and serve as a help chain; * And other related activities. **What You Can Bring to This Role:** * Technical education in Chemistry, Metallurgy, Automation, Instrumentation, Process Control, Laboratory, or related fields — active CFT required; * Intermediate English proficiency is a plus; * Experience in chemical laboratories, quality control, method development, laboratory systems, or automation; * Knowledge of LIMS, dashboards, advanced Excel, Power BI, or digital management tools; * Familiarity with instrumental equipment such as ICP, atomic absorption, X-ray, TGA, FTIR, or similar; * Knowledge of calibration curves, quality control, certified methods, standards, solutions, and method validation/verification; * Critical analysis skills, problem-solving ability, organization, technical communication, and influence without formal authority; * **Reside in Juruti\-PA (remote area).** **What We Offer:** * As a values-based company, we act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, and lead with courage; * Opportunities to build a long-term career across our local and global operations; * Recognized as one of the best companies to work for by the Great Place to Work program; * Recognized by the Exame Diversity Guide as one of the companies with best practices regarding inclusion, equity, gender, ethnicity, race, persons with disabilities (PwD), and LGBTQIA\+ individuals; **Additional Information** * You will only be contacted if selected for an interview; this process may take up to four weeks from the posting’s closing date; * **When applying, remember to attach your resume.** Application deadline: 05/25/2026 **About the Location** Founded in 2006, with operations beginning in 2009, the Juruti mine holds an estimated bauxite reserve of 700 million metric tons. Its current operating capacity is 7\.5 million tons per year (6\.5 million dry metric tons) of high\-quality bauxite. At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities, and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains active inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values. 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.**