AngloGold Ashanti Australia
Winter Vacation Student: GFX Geology (Jun 2024)
Cairns
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 450 - 490 / Day
- Paid as an inclusive day rate - Starting from $450 per weekday
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 29 May 2024
- Start date 9 Jun 2024 - 23 Jun 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 your potential and would love for you to join as a valued member of our team.
AGAA offers a vacation programme for paid on-the-job work experience during your university vacation break (June-July), and we are interested in talented and ambitious penultimate to final year geology students.
This position is with our Greenfields Exploration team who are currently active in North Queensland.
All roles will be DIDO from Cairns, QLD or Mackay, QLD with flights from your hometown included. Accommodation in the field may be based in various regional towns and or swag and tents in the bush as required. All equipment and costs will be covered.
Work you may be exposed to includes geological mapping, soil sampling, drilling and other exploration activities.
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 currently based in Queensland
- You are in your penultimate to final year of study towards a tertiary geological qualification
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Enjoy working in the bush in a small team
- Australian working rights
- A valid Australian driver's license
As part of your application, you are required to submit:
- CV/Resume
- Academic record
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Associate Degree 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.