Kalgoorlie, Perth, Sunrise Dam, Tropicana and Perth
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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. As a vacation student, you become a valued member of our team.
We are interested in talented and ambitious second- to penultimate-year students, seeking to obtain work exposure during their summer break.
Vacation Programme
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.
Disciplines and Location
As a Vacation Student, you will be based at one of our two Australian operations, Sunrise Dam or Tropicana, or our Regional Perth office. Our operations are located in the northeastern goldfields of Western Australia. Site-based vacation roles will be FIFO on 8 days on/6 days off or 4 days on/3 days off rostering from Perth or Kalgoorlie. Positions such as Finance, Payroll and Human Resources will be based in our Regional Perth office.
The Vacation Students we would like to join our team are studying the following disciplines:
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At AGAA, we are focused on creating a safe and inclusive environment for everyone – an environment where people feel able to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so. Our Wellbeing Framework and Diversity and Inclusion initiatives are underpinned by AGAA values that prioritise the safety of each and every person in our workplaces.
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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
3.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Mining, Oil & Gas
Join AngloGold Ashanti Australia’s world-class operations. Go for Gold!
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."
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.