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

Westgold Resources are on the lookout for an accurate and safety focused Survey Technician to join the Beta Hunt team on a permanent 8/6 roster.

This newly created position reports to the Senior Mine Surveyor, the Survey Technician is responsible for assisting ongoing survey activities in and around the mining operations; the delivery of correct and precise set-out of mine designs, drill patterns, temporary benchmarks and assisting in monitoring programs for our stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be expected to continue the development towards achieving a qualification in Surveying. Westgold will support this by on-site training and reimbursement of any TAFE fees incurred.

The role includes

• Assisting the Mine Surveyor to supply all survey requirements for the Underground and Surface mine operations while ensuring adherence to all statutory requirements and Company Safety, Health and Environmental standards and procedures
• Assist and aid in the collection of uphole survey data
• Liaising with internal stakeholders (technical services and operators)
• Development in completing the requirements for end of month calculations and reporting
• Calculations and computation of survey field work as per Mine Surveyors requirements
• Cleaning and maintenance of survey equipment including correctly storing equipment and checking for damage/faults
• Maintain survey vehicles

What do I need?

• Current unrestricted WA “C” Class Driver’s License
• National Police Clearance - 12 month validity
• Start of Tertiary qualifications in Surveying (desirable)
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal

The Westgold Offer:

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

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, we encourage you to apply.

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 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 inclusion@westgold.com.au

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.