Senior Training & Competency Leader – Mining

Glencore Australia; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Glencore Australia in Mount Isa is seeking a Principal Advisor – Training to design and implement fit-for-purpose onboarding, competency provision, assessment and verification aligned to regulatory requirements and Glencore standards.

Reporting to the HSEC Manager, you will lead a large training team, guide workforce readiness and training investment, and drive competency governance to support safe production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Training & Assessment or related discipline.
• Cert IV in Training and Assessment; higher-level qualification encouraged.
• 10+ years in training, competency management or workforce development in mining.
• 5+ years in a senior leadership role with large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience designing competency frameworks, onboarding programs and governance.
• Understanding of Queensland mining legislation and standards.
• Experience in training assurance, audits and verification methodologies.
• Strong communication to influence across workforce, regulators and leadership.
• Strategic thinking with commitment to safety and capability outcomes.
• Experience managing training budgets, vendor contracts and RTO relationships.
• Proficiency with learning management systems and training records management.
• Active leadership with accountability and culture building.
• Operational discipline to deliver commitments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement onboarding and competency frameworks aligned to regulations and Glencore standards.
• Provide assurance across training functions to ensure effective, compliant systems.
• Advise HSEC management and site leadership on workforce readiness and training investment.
• Lead a large training team to build organisational capability for safe production.
• Manage governance of competency and training-related risk across the site.

Skills

Training design

Competency management

Workforce development

Leadership

Budget management

Vendor management

RTO relationships

Learning management systems

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Training & Assessment

Cert IV in Training and Assessment

Higher-level qualification (related field)

Tools

None

Job description

Glencore Australia in Mount Isa is seeking a Principal Advisor – Training to design and implement fit-for-purpose onboarding, competency provision, assessment and verification aligned to regulatory requirements and Glencore standards.

Reporting to the HSEC Manager, you will lead a large training team, guide workforce readiness and training investment, and drive competency governance to support safe production.