Officer Laboratory

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual Incentives and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better 

• Personal ongoing training and development to further your career ambitions 
• Full Domestic relocation offered, from anywhere within Australia

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a new Laboratory Officer to join our technical department at Boyne Smelter in an exciting and transformational time.

This role is a great opportunity for people with knowledge of Optical Emissions Spectrometers and a passion for quality. We are looking for individuals who take pride in their work and are passionate about safety and continuous improvement.

This position is offered on a fulltime permanent basis, working a Lifestyle shift Roster. Working in a climate controlled laboratory environment onsite @ Boyne Smelters.

Reporting to the Superintendent and working within a small team, some of your key tasks will include:

• Preparing samples using manual and automated systems sampling systems
• Analysis of samples using analytical methods such as Arc Spark OES, XRF and XRD & Wet Chemistry
• Ensuring adherence to quality procedures and methods
• Monitoring the quality of test results and data
• Conducting calibration checks of laboratory equipment
• Assisting with laboratory stock control and maintaining adequate notification
• Maintaining a high standard of general house keeping

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A high regard for process, quality and attention to detail
• A Certificate IV in laboratory techniques OR Degree in Chemistry preferred
• Familiarity with quality assurance and ISO 17025 will be advantageous
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Demonstrated ability to work within set time frames, work to schedule and meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a NATA based laboratory or Mining Environments

This role is a shift work position - working 3 days, 2 nights and 5 days off on a continuous alternating roster.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure we strongly encourage women to apply.

What we offer

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

• Full relocation provided to Gladstone, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• 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 & salary packaging options 
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support 
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Applications close Friday, February 27th 2026

Where you’ll be working

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.

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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 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.