LAP Traineeship - Administration Officer

Rio Tinto; Weipa Town; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Local Aboriginal Persons (LAP) Support Officer Trainee for the Weipa Operations in Far North Queensland. The role is an 18 month fixed term contract with day shifts, Monday to Friday, working within Northern Operations.

The successful candidate will deliver efficient customer service and administrative support while coordinating travel, meetings and diary management. Applicants must have LAP status approval and a current driver's licence.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service and organisational skills.
• Ability to coordinate events and meetings with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative and event coordination support.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas and minutes using business software.
• Coordinate business travel, meeting arrangements and track expenses.

Skills

Customer service

Administration

Event coordination

Communication

Time management

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

Travel booking tools

Job description

• 18 month fixed term contract
• Monday - Friday (day shift only)
• Northern Operations

We’re Finding Better Ways™ 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.

About The Role

We are looking for a Local Aboriginal Persons (LAP) Support Officer Trainee who will be responsible for delivering efficient and effective customer service and administrative support within a team.

Duties Include

• Provide general administrative and event coordination support, with high attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Use business software applications to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas and minutes
• Coordinate business travel, meeting arrangements and tracking expenses
• Maintaining files, records, calendars and diaries
• Able to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities, collaboratively with confidentiality.

Successful applicants must

• Have a current Drivers licence
• Have LAP Status approval
• Have excellent customer service, administration and organisational skills
• Be an effective communicator and collaborator who can effectively manage competing priorities, understand stakeholder needs and priorities accordingly
• An ability to provide support to peers as required
• Effectively manage time

Where you will be working

Our 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.

Our 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.

Applications close 9th November 2026.(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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.

Respect and Inclusion

At 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.

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.