At a Glance
- Tasks: Operate draglines to produce steelmaking coal while ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Company: Join Anglo American, a leader in sustainable mining with a focus on safety and innovation.
- Benefits: Attractive salary package, performance bonuses, and opportunities for training and career growth.
- Other info: Enjoy a 5/4/4/5 lifestyle roster and company-funded accommodation options.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team at one of Australia's oldest coal mines with a strong community focus.
- Qualifications: Experienced dragline operator with dozer skills and a commitment to safety.
Dedicated to excellence? Join us where we've got your back every step of the way.
Attractive package on the Dawson EBA: $210,481.98 Package + Performance Bonus
5/4/4/5 Lifestyle Roster
Closest large Mine to South-East QLD – it’s a lifestyle.
Dawson Mine Steelmaking Coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world. Dawson Mine is a large and dynamic open cut steelmaking coal mine operation made up of two operating pits – Central and South. It commenced operations in 1961 and is one of the oldest coal mining operations in Central Queensland. Dawson Mine was the first mine in Australia to export coal to Japan in 1961 and was the first mine to introduce draglines into its operation in 1963.
We would like to invite applications from experienced Dragline Operators to join our Dawson Operation in Moura, QLD on a full-time permanent basis. The Dawson operation is a large open-cut coal mining operation showing no signs of slowing down! You will work as part of a team operating our BE1370 & Marion 8200 Draglines to produce Steelmaking Coal whilst demonstrating safe working behaviours and practices to achieve set targets.
Qualifications:
- Be an experienced dragline operator with Dozer skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge in dragline set up, operations and dig methods.
- Provide proof of your operating experience (Skills List signed by authorised site personnel).
- Display excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Be a team player with a safety first mindset.
- Drive optimization and continuous performance improvement.
Full-time permanent position available at our Dawson Mine, Moura QLD.
Dawson EBA: $210,481.98 Package + Performance Bonus!
Employed under the Dawson Mines Collective Enterprise Agreement 2024.
Lifestyle 5/4/4/5 Roster.
Residential and Drive-in-Drive-Out options.
Company funded camp accommodation available.
Competitive Remuneration & Monthly Bonus Incentive on the Enterprise Agreement.
Training, upskilling & career progression.
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.
As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.
Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.
At Anglo American, we embrace change and promote an inclusive and diverse environment where you can bring your whole self to work, every day. We are adopting new approaches to recruitment, talent development, mentoring, parental leave, and flexible working to further support diversity across our business.
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.
CLOSING DATE 14th October 2026. Please note, screening and interviews may take place prior to closing date – applications may also close before this date.
Dragline Operators in Moura employer: Anglo American
Anglo American is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the Moranbah North Mine where employees can thrive in a supportive culture that values accuracy and proactivity. With opportunities for professional growth and a focus on collaboration between operational and finance teams, employees benefit from a balanced Monday to Friday schedule and flexible FIFO or DIDO arrangements, making it an attractive choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in the mining sector.
