LAP Traineeship - Mine Operator

LAP Traineeship Mine Operators

• 18 Month Fixed-Term Contract

• Northern Operations - 4,5,5 Lifestyle Roster

• Amrun Operations - 7:7 Day & Night shifts

We are looking for LAP (Local Aboriginal Persons) Trainees to join our Southern & Northern Operations as an Operator. You will operate haul trucks, rear tippers, water carts and other machinery to conduct surface extraction of bauxite.

Duties include:

• Operating excavating or ripping machines to remove vegetation, overburden and bauxite;

• Operating front-end loaders and equipment to load trucks for the transport of material to stockpile or processing;

• Operating long-haul trucks to move bauxite to the dump bridge prior to processing in the beneficiation plant;

• Operating mobile plant machinery (such as bulldozers, graders, front-end loaders, backhoes and tip-trucks) to create haul roads and stockpiles; and

• Use radio and information technology to communicate on-the-job.

Successful applicants must:

• Have a current Drivers Licence;

• Have LAP Status Approval;

• Be committed to the safety of yourself and the team;

• Have a high degree of work ethic and self-motivation; and

• Be able to tolerate physically demanding work including shift work.

Applications close 02 May 2025

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.