AngloGold Ashanti Australia
Mine Surveyor Vacation Programme (Nov 2024)
Kalgoorlie
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 492 / Day
- Inclusive Day Rate - $492 per weekday, $693 per Saturday / Sunday, and $849 for public holidays.
- 2-4 vacancies
- Apply by 25 Apr 2024
- Start date 10 Nov 2024
At AngloGold Ashanti Australia (AGAA) we have your learning and development at heart. People are our business, and our business is our people. As future industry leaders, we recognise the potential you bring to the organisation and join as a valued member of our team.
We are interested in talented and ambitious second to penultimate year students, seeing to obtain work exposure during their summer break.
AGAA offers a 12-week summer vacation programme for paid on-the-job work experience during your university vacation break (November to February). As a successful vacation student, you’ll get first access to our Graduate Programme opportunities.
Roles will be based at one of our two Australian operations, Sunrise Dam or Tropicana. These opportunities are FIFO 8 days on/6 days off from Perth or Kalgoorlie, giving you the chance to support and contribute to a thriving local community.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable bringing their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so. AGAA looks for students who share our values and purpose and in return will join a collaborative workplace that offers a supportive and inclusive culture. International Students with current working rights are welcome apply.
Essential requirements:
- You are in your second to penultimate year of study towards a tertiary qualification in the relevant discipline
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Australian working rights
- A valid Australian manual driver's license
As part of your application, you are required to submit:
- CV/Resume
- Academic record
To be successful in this role you will also need to share AngloGold Ashanti's values and its commitment to safety and the environment
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Rotating roster of duties surrounding logging, drill rigs and general geologist duties. Good variety in tasks.
Working on improvement projects for the processing plant/site. Calculations, drawings and planning for projects to be completed
Mining engineering for underground- all aspects
About the employer
AngloGold Ashanti Australia
3.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Mining, Oil & Gas
Join AngloGold Ashanti Australia’s world-class operations. Go for Gold!
Pros and cons of working at AngloGold Ashanti Australia
Pros
Supportive Colleagues: "The teams I have worked with across both sites have been a joy to work with and have provided amazing support both socially and professionally."
Diverse Projects: "Lots of different projects to work on... Lots of training (soft skills training) as part of the graduate program through AIM."
Teamwork: "There is a strong sense of teamwork and comradery when working and keeping the place operating."
Company Benefits: "Fully paid private health insurance for you and your immediate family... a very high level of cover."
Corporate Social Responsibility: "The renewable project at Tropicana is something I love and value about AGAA."
Cons
Lean Workforce Impacting Graduate Program: "Lean workforce making it difficult to follow graduate rotations."
Feeling Undervalued: "Many aspects of my job feel like just being given the 'busy tasks' or jobs nobody else would want to do."
Challenging working hours: "Work a minimum of 12 hours per day as per the contract, with some small amounts of overtime if needed."
Unstructured nature of the graduate program and being constantly short-staffed.
Minimal support and lack of guidance from the mentor/supervisor.