AngloGold Ashanti Australia
2020 Vacation Student Metallurgy
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- Apply by 12 Jul 2020
At AngloGold Ashanti Australia, we have your learning and development at heart. People are our business and our business is people. As future leaders of the industry, we recognise the potential that students bring to the business.
We are interested in talented and ambitious 2nd, 3rd or 4th year's students seeking to obtain work exposure during mid and end of year breaks. We offer paid vacation employment and the potential to work for a global company upon the completion of your studies. High performing vacations students are also first to be offered scholarships and graduate positions.
This role will be based at either Sunrise Dam or at Tropicana on an 8:6 FIFO roster, from Perth.
Essential requirements:
- Are in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of studying 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
- Cover letter outlining your interest in a career with AngloGold Ashanti Australia
To be successful in this role you will also need to share AngloGold Ashanti's values and its commitment to safety and the environment.
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.