Administration Trainee

Rio Tinto
Gladstone, QLD, AU
Competitive
May 14, 2021
May 27, 2021
256970665
Permanent
Full Time
English
Trainee Administration Boyne Smelter
  • Opportunity to gain qualifications and hands-on experience
  • Family-friendly workplace with flexibility
  • Full training and support provided

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We currently have two fantastic and unique opportunities to offer self-motivated candidates an administration traineeship in our Metal Products and Carbon Departments within the Boyne Smelter.

These 24-month traineeships will provide the successful candidates with some invaluable administration experience whilst providing support towards the completion of a Certificate 3 in Business Administration.

Our Traineeships are a great opportunity for motivated candidates who are inquisitive and interested in understanding how things work. Supported in the role by your Leaders, Crew and Training Team, you will undertake a variety of tasks, including;
  • Use of the Microsoft Office Suite in particular Word and Excel to create and update documents
  • Use of Rio Tinto systems and intranet to source and update information
  • Support teams and leaders with meeting preparation including diary management, agenda creation and minute taking and distribution
  • Data entry and updating various spreadsheets and files
  • Update internal system information as required - including noticeboards, training packages, documents and databases

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job

What you'll bring

Your strong communication skills, team orientation and ability to be resourceful are essential. You will need to be self-motivated with the desire to learn and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

Prior experience in the industry is not essential and training will be provided to ensure you're able to work safely and efficiently. Highly regarded will be work experience in an environment involving team work, office administration and communicating with a range of stakeholders. The successful applicants will also have experience and skills in the use of Word, Excel and Outlook.

Please note candidates will be required to undertake aptitude testing, interviews, background checks and a pre-employment medical as part of our recruitment process.

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
  • Two-year opportunity working directly for Rio Tinto
  • A competitive base salary with annual incentive program
  • Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
  • Attractive share ownership plan
  • Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you'll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world's most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world's most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia's second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.

Applications close on Wednesday 19th May 2021.