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Housing not provided\n\nPermanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better\n\nWe’reFindingBetterWays™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for an experienced Train Driver to join our friendly and high performing Railway Operations team, based in Weipa and reporting to the Rail Supervisor. You’ll perform locomotive activities to support our 24/7 operational requirements and will play a key role in the safe transportation of bauxite, 20 kilometers to and from our Andoom mine and Lorim Point unload facility.\nYou’ll live in the idyllic coastal town of Weipa working across our Northern Operations. 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