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Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for Local Aboriginal Persons (LAP) Plant Operator Trainees to learn how bauxite is processed before being transported for export. You will gain practical experience in mineral processing operations while working in a safe, supportive, and team-oriented environment.\nThis traineeship provides an excellent pathway into long-term careers within processing and operations at Rio Tinto Weipa.\nDuties Include:\nOperating and monitoring beneficiation plant equipment used to wash, screen and process bauxite ore.\nAssisting with the safe operation of conveyors, crushers, screens, pumps, and associated processing equipment.\nConducting routine plant inspections and identifying equipment faults or operational issues.\nMonitoring plant performance through control systems and reporting abnormalities to supervisors.\nCompleting pre-start inspections, safety checks, and workplace risk assessments.\nMaintaining housekeeping standards and ensuring work areas remain clean and safe.\nRecording operational data and completing required shift documentation.\nResponding to plant alarms and following operational procedures under supervision.\nFollowing all Rio Tinto safety, environmental, and operational standards.\nParticipating in training and development activities to build competence across beneficiation plant operations.\nContributing to a positive team culture through effective communication and teamwork.\n Successful applicants must:\nHave a current Drivers licence\nHave LAP Status approval\nProvide complete application kit (Resume, Driver’s Licence, LAP Status form and application form)\nBe priority driven, self-motivated and work independently to meet deadlines\nAble to undertake rostered 12hr Day/night shifts\nBe physically fit, pass D&A and Medical testing\nBe enthusiastic, passionate and work well within a team\nBe committed to the safety of yourself and the team.\nBe able to tolerate physically demanding work including shift work, working in adverse weather etc.\nPlease note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre- screening questions and Language, literacy & numeracy testing.\nWhere you will be working\nOur Weipa Operations includes two bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tonnes of bauxite.\nOur operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce-including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.\nApplications close 9th November 2026.(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).\nAbout Rio Tinto\nRio 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.\nWe 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.\nRespect and Inclusion\nAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.\nWe 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. 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