Gruyere is one of Western Australia’s most exciting new gold mines. Gold Road Resources and Gold Fields are proud to have an established 50/50 JV partnership over Gruyere.
Role Details
Reporting to the Senior Operator: Pit, your main responsibility will be to provide quality mine geology services and work collaboratively with the broader Mining Team to maximise return from the operation.
A day in the life
- 5:15am bus from camp to site (~10-minute bus ride)
- Complete breathalyzer and sign in
- Attend pre-start meeting – catch up with other departments, talk about safety, general overview of works happening
- Senior Pit Operator gives out jobs for the day which could include:
- Completing mark ups – in the open pit one person has a backpack with paint in it to spray the ground to show where the mobile plant operators should dig
- Ore spotting
- Collecting samples from open pit floor and stockpiles
- Maintaining stock levels and equipment
- Washing and detailing vehicles
- Helping other departments as required
- Using computers – systems such as excel (training provided)
- Walking on uneven ground
- Working around large open pit mobile plant machinery such as dump trucks, dozers, excavators
- Working in all-weather elements – in particular the heat during Summer
- Working in a small team – 2-3 Pit Assistants + Senior Pit Operator on each crew
- Meal and rest breaks throughout the day
- 5:30pm bus back to camp (~10-minute bus ride)
Training and development for the role is offered on site and the role is mostly outdoor manual labour type work.
This role is offered on an 8 days on 6 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth or Drive in Drive out from the Goldfields region.
Key factors to your success include:
- Experience working outdoors in varying weather conditions
- Current manual C Class drivers’ licence
Interested parties should submit their Curriculum Vitae through our careers page: www.goldfields.com.au
Gold Fields is committed to employing candidates who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and for this particular role specifically invite applications from the local Yilka Community.
