Graduate Mining Engineer

Westgold Resources is an innovative and progressive West Australian gold producer located in the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions of WA.  

We are looking for people with passion and drive who want to advance their careers.  

With new mines, new equipment and a new energy across our business, there's never been a better time to join Westgold. 

About the opportunity 

Launch your mining career with Westgold, where our portfolio of six underground mines and four processing plants across the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions provides a diverse and enriching start. You'll gain highly sought-after skills in one of Australia's premier gold-producing areas, within a safe, challenging, and rewarding environment that encourages your professional growth.

Westgold's comprehensive 2-year Graduate Program is designed for your success, providing tailored mentoring, technical development, dedicated support, and role-specific training. You'll gain invaluable experience through rotations across our Western Australian mine sites, learning directly from seasoned professionals. The practical underground requirements to obtain your First Class Mine Managers Certificate are guaranteed for those wishing to obtain them.

We are looking for passionate and motivated individuals based in Perth to join us as Graduate Mining Engineers, with these positions offered on an attractive 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster.

 What do I need?

• Tertiary Qualification in Mining Engineering
• Practical experience / vacation time deemed advantageous.
• Strong computer literacy skills.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of operation 
• Possess a current and valid Manual Driver's Licence 
• Possess a National Police Clearance valid within the last 12 months 
• The ability to pass Westgold's pre-employment process 

The Westgold Offer:

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer 

A range of benefits including: 

• Performance based bonus 
• Site Allowance (if applicable)
• Group salary continuous insurance 
• A health and wellness allowance 
• Health insurance discount 
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along! 
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave 
• Salary sacrifice options 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

 Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!  

 Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria?s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver?s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party. 

 No Agency referrals will be accepted at this time.?