Al Taweelah smelter continues drive to 154% more targeted vacancies for 2013

Abu Dhabi, 13 May, 2013: Following a highly successful participation at the Abu Dhabi Tawdheef job fair 2013, Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) continues its drive to fill 154% more targeted vacancies at Careers UAE 2013 and Fujairah Career Fair 2013 for its rapidly developing Phase II expansion - due for completion on 2014 year end.

Taking place from 14 to 16 May 2013 at Fujairah, EMAL is offering job opportunities for disciplines across multiple fields at the fair - targeting technical disciplines and primarily offering opportunities to scholarship students, as well as promote vacancies for summer training and internship programmes.

With the EMAL core value of 'investing in today for the benefit of tomorrow', the smelter maintains a robust Emiratisation programme utilising multiple initiatives to ensure a growing skilled UAE national workforce for the future. Non-supervisory positions are available for Emirati males holding high school or Institutes of Applied Technology (IAT) certificates and are eligible to apply for the Pre-Employment Courses (PEC) that trains candidates for non-supervisory positions at EMAL. Lasting between 6 and 24 months, the PEC courses will prepare trainees for jobs as Utility Operators, Technicians and Assistant Technicians across all EMAL Operation departments, including casthouse, carbon, maintenance or power.

In 2012, EMAL successfully launched and implemented six training programs for Emiratis to qualify and assign them to work in different fields in operation.  However, during the first quarter of 2013, two additional training programs have been added and five more in realization phase.

The 1st quarter of 2013 has also seen early success in preparing UAE nationals for their roles in EMAL. 22 employees out of 90 planned for supervisory roles have completed their training; seven out of 17 employees to be assigned for executive roles have concluded their programs, in addition to 42 out of 138 of our employees designated for technical roles.

At the supervisory level, positions are available for fresh university graduates in the field of mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering to join EMAL's graduate training programme for 15 - 18 months and then, graduating to hold prominent positions at EMAL.

Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei, President and CEO of EMAL said: "We are proud of the role we play in supporting the diversification of the economy. Emirati talent is a central feature of how we have come so far, so quickly and a highly qualified and skilled Emirati workforce is essential for our future success. We passionately believe in effective and continuous development, retention and high growth of our human capital and will continue to provide multiple opportunities to potential employees to fill the positions we have available. We ensure that EMAL employees receive world class opportunities to advance in their careers through on and off the job training, as we advance towards becoming one of the world's largest single site aluminium smelters."

Abdelhakeem Almushtaghil, Vice President, Human Relations and Organization Effectiveness, EMAL SAID: "As part of our vision to be the employer of the choice in the UAE, we attract and retain the very best talent. The EMAL Falah Competency Development Program was established to develop Emiratis capabilities and draw their career path at all levels in EMAL. We are committed to investing in our employees by providing innovative training and development solutions designed to meet individual and our organization needs."

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EMAL is a state-of-the-art aluminium smelter complex supplying the world with high quality metal. The advanced smelter in Al Taweelah currently uses DX Reduction Cell Technology to produce 800,000 tonnes of aluminium annually. This will increase to 1.3 metric million tonnes by the end of 2014 upon completion of Phase II and the installation of the new generation DX+ Reduction Cell Technology to an additional 444 reduction cells, making it one of the largest single site smelters in the world. Early works on the estimated US$4.5 billion Phase II expansion began in early 2011, making EMAL one of the largest industrial projects in the UAE outside oil and gas and one of the key projects leading to the diversification of the UAE's economy.

EMAL currently supplies over 150 customers around the globe with high quality ISO9001 certified aluminium which is available as sow, standard ingots, sheet ingots, foundry ingots and extrusion billets. Sow and standard ingots are traded on the London Metal Exchange. An advanced infrastructure at the Al Taweelah site provides customers with reliable and sustainable production and distribution. The site currently includes a 2,000 MW power plant, which will increase to approximately 3,000 MW by 2014, a carbon plant and a flexible cast house with the capacity to produce a wide variety of world-class products. A purpose-built wharf at Khalifa Port shortens the supply chain of raw materials direct from sea to smelter.

EMAL has created 2,000 jobs with Emiratization at the core of its employment strategy, which will rise to approximately 3,000 upon completion of Phase II. The company has introduced extensive programs such as Scholarships, Graduate training and Pre-employment courses to provide opportunities for Emiratis and prepare them to hold prominent position.

EMAL uses sustainable technologies to reduce emissions in line with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi requirements to minimise its carbon footprint and is consistently engaged with its surrounding community through providing social, sports and cultural support.

For further Information, please contact:
Sahar Farhat - Emirates Aluminium
Tel: +971 50 12 13 420
Email: s.farhat@emal.ae

Nick Langmead, Impact Porter Novelli
Tel: 050 884 7964
Email: n.langmead@ipn.ae

© Press Release 2013