Technical Trainer

Rio Tinto; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Private health insurance

Salary packaging options

Remote area allowance

Relocation assistance

Career development & education

Job summary

Rio Tinto seeks a Technical Trainer in Gove to develop workforce capability and deliver training programs for operators and contractors.

Reporting to the Superintendent Learning and Development, you will coach, assess competency, maintain records and support safety and performance improvements in a hands-on mining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training, coaching or competency-based assessments in an operational/mining environment.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Ability to coordinate with leaders and training personnel to meet timelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical, operational and induction training programs.
• Develop and maintain training materials and assessment tools.
• Maintain training records and drive continuous improvement in programs.

Skills

Training delivery

Coaching

Competency assessment

LMS familiarity

Education

TAE40116/TAE40122

Tools

Learning management system

Job description

Technical Trainer | Gove

• Develop workforce capability, coach employees to success, and drive continuous improvement in a role where learning makes a difference every day
• Permanent, full-time opportunity which includes attractive salary, annual incentives and a range of additional benefits designed to make your life better
• Help shape the future of one of Australia’s longest-serving bauxite operations while experiencing the natural beauty, coastal lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage of East Arnhem Land.

We’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.

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Trainer to play a key role in developing the technical skills, knowledge and confidence of our workforce. Working closely with operational teams, you will deliver engaging training programs, assess competency, and support employees and contractors to achieve safe and effective performance in their roles. Working closely with leaders and employees you will ensure training programs meet operational requirements and support continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about learning, enjoys coaching others, and thrives in a hands‑on operational environment.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent Learning and Development, your key responsibilities include:

• Delivering technical, operational and induction training programs
• Developing and maintaining training materials, learning resources and competency‑based assessment tools
• Conducting practical assessments and maintaining accurate training records
• Partner with area leaders and on‑the‑job training personnel to provide training, guidance and support to new and transferred employees to ensure they obtain the required knowledge within established timelines
• Monitoring training progress and providing coaching and feedback to support development.
• Coordinating training schedules, logistics and associated administration
• Collaborating across the business to ensure a consistent and effective approach to training delivery
• Champion equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace
• Identifying capability gaps and driving improvements to training programs and materials
• Evaluating training effectiveness and recommending opportunities to improve safety, quality and operational performance

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience delivering training, coaching or competency‑based assessments within an operational or mining environment
• Demonstrated experience in mining operations or similar operational environment
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences and adapt delivery approaches to different learning needs
• The ability to build effective working relationships and influence stakeholders across all levels of the business
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, training schedules and compliance requirements
• Sound computer literacy and experience maintaining learning management systems, training records and documentation
• A proactive approach to identifying improvement opportunities and contributing to workforce capability initiatives
• A commitment to safety, inclusion and continuous improvement

Required qualifications/licences

• C Class Drivers Licence
• TAE40116 or TAE40122 Certificate IV Training and Assessment

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick and cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Receive a remote area allowance (25% of base salary)
• Benefit from remote area holiday travel assistance
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove site in Australia’s Northern Territory has been supplying the global aluminium industry with world‑class bauxite for more than 40 years.

Gove bauxite is shipped internationally as well as domestically to supply Queensland Alumina Limited and Yarwun refineries in Gladstone, Queensland. These refineries produce alumina as feedstock for our Australian aluminium smelting operations and for sale on the international market.

We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation.

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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.