Mobile Mine Operator Trainee (12 months)

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 shape your career through the skills and experience you bring to the role now and by training for the roles you may want in the future.

Our success depends on great teams, where you can thrive and do your best work in a supportive environment.

About the Role

At Alcoa our mining is quite unique, we are privileged to be able to operate in one of the most beautiful parts of our country and sustainability and rehabilitation of that land is core in our everyday practices.

We are currently offering opportunities for individuals to start their mining career with us as one of our Mine Operator Trainees based at either our Huntly or Willowdale mine.

Working for one of the world’s most innovative and community focused Bauxite Mine operations, these roles will provide you experience across production, rehabilitation and development whilst enabling you to be at home every night.

As a Mine Operator Trainee, Alcoa will provide all the encouragement, support and tools you need to thrive in your career as you start out in the mining industry.

You don’t need to have industry experience, but the right motivation, an inclusive working attitude and a passion to learn about heavy mobile equipment.

Our crews work closely as collaborative and supportive individuals, celebrating and respecting people’s differences and providing an inclusive and dynamic work environment.

This 12-month Traineeship provides on and off the job competency-based training whilst working in a challenging and high-tech environment.

Working to complete TAFE studies, you will be rewarded with a nationally recognised qualification in Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations on completion of the traineeship.

Our supportive learning environment accompanied by our experienced and helpful trainers by your side; every day will be different as you are:


* Gaining a sound knowledge of environmental and safety principles and applying these daily


* Contributing to the team environment by participating in toolbox discussions and initiatives


* Operating a variety of heavy mobile equipment such as haul trucks and small excavators


* Assisting in servicing, maintaining, and monitoring the equipment in a safe and efficient manner


* Potential to work alongside our shotfirers in our blast crews


* Using problem solving skills, participating in productivity improvements and initiatives


* Working various shift work rosters across the 12-month program, including nights and weekends in our 24/7 operation.

What’s on offer


* Gain a nationally recognised qualification, Cert II Surface Extraction Operations


* Access to base salary increases throughout the traineeship


* Increased long-term employment prospects


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