Job Description
Location: Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, WA, AU, 6440
Post Start Date: 5 Nov 2026
Description:
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com
Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals.
What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised.
About us
At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.
AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.
In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.
Your Opportunity
In this Senior Technician – Geological Services role, you’ll be guiding a tight-knit team of Geology Technicians, ensuring safety and production targets are more than just numbers on a board. When things run smoothly, you’ll know it’s because of your guidance.
You’ll spend 85% of your time out where the real action happens, side by side with your team in the field. The other 15%? You’ll take the lead in pre-start meetings and keep things running smoothly with accurate data entry for drill hole and sample info.
You’ll report to the Supervisor – Geological Services and you’ll be based at our Sunrise Dam Gold Mine on an 8/6 FIFO roster. Direct flights operate from Perth and Kalgoorlie.
Your Responsibilities:
Lead and roster Geology Technicians to meet daily and weekly safety and production targets
Coach and mentor Geology Technicians to build a capable, compliant team that consistently delivers on targets
Work with the Supervisor: Geological Services and the Exploration Geologists to safely manage the workflow of the core yard daily to achieve maximum throughput
Undertake daily quality assurance and quality control checks on tasks being undertaken to ensure industry best practice and to identify where training gaps exist.
Undertake daily safety checks and safety interactions with team members to promote a safe working culture, aligned to AGA’s value of Safety First.
Support continual improvement of processes and implementation of safety initiatives on site.
Process diamond core including core mark-up, photography, SG, mag-sus, cutting & sampling (this forms a large portion of the role).
Process RC samples, including sample reconciliation and dispatch.
Ore mark up, Blast Ball monitoring install and pick up and spotting for open pit mining.
Store, archive and catalogue sample pulps, residues, drill core and miscellaneous samples.
Operate computers including data entry of drill hole and sample information.
Control stock levels and raise maintenance requests with SAP.
Chair prestart meetings, encouraging active team participation and participate in incident investigations.
Relief departmental Supervisor, as and when required.
Organise and carry out batch sampling on the crusher circuit
About You
People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. To be considered, we would like to see you have:
Demonstrated experience leading a highly capable and functioning team.
Demonstrated experience in trouble shooting problems to deliver the best outcome for the business.
Demonstrated ability working well with others and adherence to AGA Values.
Proficient with processing diamond drill core and RC drill samples.
Experience working in an open pit
Current manual C class WA driver’s licence
Ability to liaise with contractors, site departments and other key stakeholders is essential.
Experience undertaking drill site prep and rehabilitation is desirable.
Software skills: Microsoft Office suite is essential. Exposure to GeoBank, Datashed, SDO creation, GPS usage and SAP systems is highly regarded.
Forklift licence required; HR licence, loader and backhoe tickets are highly desirable
Culture and Benefits
Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities. At AGAA we consider learning as a shared responsibility and your personal development is important to us. Your new benefits will include:
Fully Covered Top Tier Gold Cover Private Health Insurance for you and your family (not a discount or partial payment – fully paid!)
Flexible working policy
Attractive Annual Bonus
Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180, and an accredited Menopause Friendly employer
26 weeks primary and 8 weeks secondary paid Parental Leave
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities and further study assistance
Active committees driving a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
Giving back to your community with Volunteering Leave
Salary sacrifice and Novated Lease options
Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.
AGAA recognises that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity team at InclDiversityEquity@anglogoldashanti.com.
Requisition ID: 27373
Category: Exploration
Posting Salary: Market Related
Post Start Date: 5 Nov 2026
Description:
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com
Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals.
What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised.
About us
At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.
AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.
In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.
Your Opportunity
In this Senior Technician – Geological Services role, you’ll be guiding a tight-knit team of Geology Technicians, ensuring safety and production targets are more than just numbers on a board. When things run smoothly, you’ll know it’s because of your guidance.
You’ll spend 85% of your time out where the real action happens, side by side with your team in the field. The other 15%? You’ll take the lead in pre-start meetings and keep things running smoothly with accurate data entry for drill hole and sample info.
You’ll report to the Supervisor – Geological Services and you’ll be based at our Sunrise Dam Gold Mine on an 8/6 FIFO roster. Direct flights operate from Perth and Kalgoorlie.
Your Responsibilities:
Lead and roster Geology Technicians to meet daily and weekly safety and production targets
Coach and mentor Geology Technicians to build a capable, compliant team that consistently delivers on targets
Work with the Supervisor: Geological Services and the Exploration Geologists to safely manage the workflow of the core yard daily to achieve maximum throughput
Undertake daily quality assurance and quality control checks on tasks being undertaken to ensure industry best practice and to identify where training gaps exist.
Undertake daily safety checks and safety interactions with team members to promote a safe working culture, aligned to AGA’s value of Safety First.
Support continual improvement of processes and implementation of safety initiatives on site.
Process diamond core including core mark-up, photography, SG, mag-sus, cutting & sampling (this forms a large portion of the role).
Process RC samples, including sample reconciliation and dispatch.
Ore mark up, Blast Ball monitoring install and pick up and spotting for open pit mining.
Store, archive and catalogue sample pulps, residues, drill core and miscellaneous samples.
Operate computers including data entry of drill hole and sample information.
Control stock levels and raise maintenance requests with SAP.
Chair prestart meetings, encouraging active team participation and participate in incident investigations.
Relief departmental Supervisor, as and when required.
Organise and carry out batch sampling on the crusher circuit
About You
People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. To be considered, we would like to see you have:
Demonstrated experience leading a highly capable and functioning team.
Demonstrated experience in trouble shooting problems to deliver the best outcome for the business.
Demonstrated ability working well with others and adherence to AGA Values.
Proficient with processing diamond drill core and RC drill samples.
Experience working in an open pit
Current manual C class WA driver’s licence
Ability to liaise with contractors, site departments and other key stakeholders is essential.
Experience undertaking drill site prep and rehabilitation is desirable.
Software skills: Microsoft Office suite is essential. Exposure to GeoBank, Datashed, SDO creation, GPS usage and SAP systems is highly regarded.
Forklift licence required; HR licence, loader and backhoe tickets are highly desirable
Culture and Benefits
Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities. At AGAA we consider learning as a shared responsibility and your personal development is important to us. Your new benefits will include:
Fully Covered Top Tier Gold Cover Private Health Insurance for you and your family (not a discount or partial payment – fully paid!)
Flexible working policy
Attractive Annual Bonus
Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180, and an accredited Menopause Friendly employer
26 weeks primary and 8 weeks secondary paid Parental Leave
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities and further study assistance
Active committees driving a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
Giving back to your community with Volunteering Leave
Salary sacrifice and Novated Lease options
Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.
AGAA recognises that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity team at InclDiversityEquity@anglogoldashanti.com.
Requisition ID: 27373
Category: Exploration
Posting Salary: Market Related
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Technician - Geological Services position is now open for candidates interested in the Back Office Jobs sector. This role in Western Australia offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Back Office Jobs is a plus.
