Specialist Rail Trainer | Port Hedland | FIFO 8&6

16 Sept 2026

Job Country

Australia

Job State/Province

Western Australia

Job Location/Region

Pilbara

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential.

With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

At BHP, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Specialist Trainer - Rail Academy to support the development of our Rail Network Maintenance workforce and help build safe, capable and high-performing teams across our operations. Based within the Rail Academy, this role plays a critical part in delivering competency-based training, coaching and assessment programs that develop the skills required to operate and maintain one of the world's largest rail networks.

Reporting to the RNM Training Supervisor, you will design, deliver and assess training programs that support Track Resurfacing and Work Train operations. You will work closely with operational stakeholders to ensure training solutions meet business requirements while maintaining compliance with industry and BHP standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging classroom, field-based and workplace training programs.
• Conduct competency assessments using approved methodologies.
• Review, develop and maintain training and assessment materials.
• Coach, mentor and support workforce capability development.
• Manage training schedules, requests and reporting requirements.
• Maintain training records and evidence in accordance with governance standards.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to identify capability development opportunities.

About You

You are an experienced trainer with a strong operational background and a genuine passion for developing others. You build trusted relationships, communicate effectively and thrive in environments where safety, capability and continuous improvement are valued.

To be successful, you will have

• Demonstrated experience delivering competency-based training and assessments.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Assessor Skill Set (TAESS00011 or TAESS00019) or equivalent.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) advantageous.
• Operational experience within rail maintenance, track resurfacing, work trains or related heavy industry environments.
• Strong understanding of training compliance, governance and record management requirements.
• Excellent organisational, planning and communication skills.
• The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

• If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
• Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com .

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