Trainee Mineworker

About the Business

• Highly sough-after Traineeship with long term career opportunities
• Develop a career with a leading employer
• Located in the award winning Mid-Western Region

We are Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer generating over $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment; owning, operating or participating in coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. 

Moolarben Coal mine is Australia’s largest thermal coal producer and has both Underground and Open cut operations producing over 21 million tpa.  It has over 800 employees with employees residing in the beautiful Mudgee area, with all the facilities for a fantastic family lifestyle.

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

A Surface Extraction Operations Trainee is responsible for a range of tasks including, but not limited to:

• Learn the foundations and content to develop skills and knowledge required in the Surface/Open-Cut Coal Mining Industry
• Operation of Surface Plant and Haulage equipment
• Ability to communicate with other Surface Operators, Processing Plant Operators and Haul Truck Operators via various methods (i.e. verbally, radio, safety cones and hard/ soft barriers etc.)
• Perform manual labour duties & carry out tasks as instructed
• Ability to identify and learn about environmental hazards in an Open Cut Mining Operation
• Adhering to Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
• Completing all related course work associated with the Traineeship

Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria:

• Willing to undertake an Order 43 Pre-Employment Medical
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a diverse team, have great communication and interpersonal skills
• Have a high attention to detail
• Physically fit and capable of working in a physically demanding role

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:

• Discounted private health insurance 
• Fitness Passport - discounted workplace health and fitness program
• Paid parental leave
• Study assistance
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to financial education and banking discounts 
• Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits
• Service recognition rewards
• Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants

Applications close Sunday 10th August 2025

Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.

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