Underground Mine Technician

Perth - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

About the opportunity

We are currently seeking an Underground Mine Technician to join the Technical Services team at our Beta Hunt operation. This opportunity is offering a competitive remuneration package and a bi-annual bonus within a continuously growing company whilst on an 8 day on 6 day off roster.

Reporting to the Alternate Manager Underground the Underground Mine Technician is a role designed to inject functional underground mining experience into the technical services team. Practical underground mining knowledge will be leveraged to inform improve and optimise the technical planning and design process and provide practical insight from a frontline perspective. Suitable for experienced operators looking to step into the technical space and who may wish to consider an engineering pathway in the future.

The role includes

Assist with the production of Drill and Blast plans
Log and fire production shots using electronic systems (Daveytronics Digidets i-kon etc). Logging and firing may require flexible work hour arrangements on occasion
Manage and administer various data information systems (Magman Livemine General Daily Reporting functions)
Conduct underground audits and inspections to ensure operational standards
Conduct primary and secondary ventilation surveys
Provide assistance with various technical projects on an ad hoc basis

What do I need

Minimum 3 years underground operating experience (incl. 1 year production Charge Up or 1 year Longhole drill operation)
WA Shotfirers Ticket (or have previously held)
C Class Drivers License
A Bachelors degree from any field or TAFE desirable
A Grad Diploma in Mining Engineering (or a desire to work towards)
First Aid Qualification
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team
Ability to read technical documents; such as mine plans charge plans and specifications

The Westgold Offer:

A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

Performance based bonus
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 criterias 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 drivers 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 appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles please feel free to email

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.

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