Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun has called for tenders for a construction project worth up to $3m in the Gladstone region.
Tenders opened for the construction of the Control Room near the site’s red mud processing area on March 3, which was listed on website EstimateOne.
Construction companies have just four days remaining to submit their tenders.
The project requires work involving 17 trades.
Entry to the control room is via an bridge onto an external veranda with an outdoor area for workers.
The elevated control room will feature offices and workstations for a Team Leader, a process technician, plus four additional workstations for staff.
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Sixteen first-year apprentices have walked through the gates of Queensland Alumina Limited, Boyne Smelters Limited and Rio Tinto Yarwun to begin careers in the aluminium industry.
The apprentices are all from Gladstone studying electrical instrumentation, air-conditioning and refrigeration, fitting and turning and boilermaking across the three businesses. QAL Apprentices: Jaize Whelan, McKinley Pope, Royce Parnaby, Teah Daley, Bill Dwan, and Kate Smith.
Through CQUniversity, the apprentices will gain practical, on-the-job training and formal qualifications during their four or five-year trades.
The group will also be provided with mentors within the business to assist, challenge and inspire them throughout their training.
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