Explore Oresome Career Pathways
Explore the pathways to oresome careers available in the minerals and energy sector.
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Auto Electrician
Switch on your future
Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and components in vehicles and equipment. Diagnose electrical faults, repair wiring, install and program electronic systems, and conduct regular inspections and preventive maintenance.
Switch on your future
Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and components in vehicles and equipment. Diagnose electrical faults, repair wiring, install and program electronic systems, and conduct regular inspections and preventive maintenance.
Battery Cell Assembly Technician
Power the world, energise your future
In every precisely welded part, battery technicians build more then just energy storage – they assemble the future of mobility, sustainability, and innovation.
Power the world, energise your future
In every precisely welded part, battery technicians build more then just energy storage – they assemble the future of mobility, sustainability, and innovation.
Blast Operator
Ignite your potential
Safely handle and detonate explosives. Prepare blast sites, follow safety protocols, and ensure the controlled and efficient detonation of explosives to break down rocks and facilitate mining operations.
Ignite your potential
Safely handle and detonate explosives. Prepare blast sites, follow safety protocols, and ensure the controlled and efficient detonation of explosives to break down rocks and facilitate mining operations.
Bulldozer Operator
Drive your future
Operate bulldozers to push, excavate, and move materials within mining sites. Follow safety guidelines, perform tasks such as clearing land, grading, and constructing haul roads.
Drive your future
Operate bulldozers to push, excavate, and move materials within mining sites. Follow safety guidelines, perform tasks such as clearing land, grading, and constructing haul roads.
Chemical Engineer
Plan, process, transform
Optimise and innovate extraction and processing methods for valuable minerals and ores. Design and implement efficient and environmentally sustainable processes to extract, purify, and refine these resources.
Plan, process, transform
Optimise and innovate extraction and processing methods for valuable minerals and ores. Design and implement efficient and environmentally sustainable processes to extract, purify, and refine these resources.
Chemist
Analyse minerals, ensure quality, drive progress
Use laboratory equipment to analyse minerals and materials to optimise extraction processes. Develop and implement chemical treatments to enhance resource recovery and minimise environmental impact.
Analyse minerals, ensure quality, drive progress
Use laboratory equipment to analyse minerals and materials to optimise extraction processes. Develop and implement chemical treatments to enhance resource recovery and minimise environmental impact.
Data Analyst/Scientist
Dig deeper with data
Analyse and utilise data to gather insights into performance, improvements, and inefficiencies. Analyse data output from electronic measuring devices in networks to monitor performance and identify trends.
Dig deeper with data
Analyse and utilise data to gather insights into performance, improvements, and inefficiencies. Analyse data output from electronic measuring devices in networks to monitor performance and identify trends.
Drill Operator
Drill your path to a career in mining
Operate drilling machinery and equipment to extract natural resources from the earth’s surface. Follow drill plans, conduct maintenance on equipment, and monitor drilling operations and collect geological samples.
Drill your path to a career in mining
Operate drilling machinery and equipment to extract natural resources from the earth’s surface. Follow drill plans, conduct maintenance on equipment, and monitor drilling operations and collect geological samples.
Drone Pilot
Elevate your future
Capture aerial imagery or conduct surveys of mining sites, inspect infrastructure, or monitor the progress of mining activities. Ensure compliance with safety regulations, maintain, and calibrate the drones, and analyse the collected data.
Elevate your future
Capture aerial imagery or conduct surveys of mining sites, inspect infrastructure, or monitor the progress of mining activities. Ensure compliance with safety regulations, maintain, and calibrate the drones, and analyse the collected data.
Dump/Haul Truck Operator
Drive your future forward
Operate dump trucks to transport and unload materials within mining sites. Follow designated routes, load, and unload materials safely, and perform routine inspections.
Drive your future forward
Operate dump trucks to transport and unload materials within mining sites. Follow designated routes, load, and unload materials safely, and perform routine inspections.
Electrical Instrumentation
Powering progress, energise your future
Install, maintain, calibrate and repair electrical and instrumentation systems. Troubleshoot and diagnose faults, perform equipment testing and calibration.
Powering progress, energise your future
Install, maintain, calibrate and repair electrical and instrumentation systems. Troubleshoot and diagnose faults, perform equipment testing and calibration.
Environmental Engineer
Engineering a better tomorrow
Conduct environmental monitoring, data collection, and analysis. Implement and maintain environmental management systems, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Engineering a better tomorrow
Conduct environmental monitoring, data collection, and analysis. Implement and maintain environmental management systems, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Excavator Operator
Build and shape the future
Operate excavators to perform digging, trenching, and material handling tasks in mining operations. Safely manoeuvre the excavator, load materials into trucks or onto conveyors.
Build and shape the future
Operate excavators to perform digging, trenching, and material handling tasks in mining operations. Safely manoeuvre the excavator, load materials into trucks or onto conveyors.
Fitter and Turner
Shape your future
Fit, assemble, grind and shape metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and equipment.
Shape your future
Fit, assemble, grind and shape metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and equipment.
Fixed Plant Operator
Master the machines
Operate and control machinery in mineral processing plants or other mining facilities. Monitor process parameters, adjust equipment settings, and ensure smooth operation and optimal production within the plant.
Master the machines
Operate and control machinery in mineral processing plants or other mining facilities. Monitor process parameters, adjust equipment settings, and ensure smooth operation and optimal production within the plant.
Geologist
Uncover hidden riches as a geologist
Conduct geological surveys and assessments to identify resource deposits by analysing rock formations, to evaluate the quality and quantity of these reserves.
Uncover hidden riches as a geologist
Conduct geological surveys and assessments to identify resource deposits by analysing rock formations, to evaluate the quality and quantity of these reserves.
Geophysicist
Exploring the hidden world through the physical lens
Collect and interpret geophysical data to aid in mine planning, target exploration areas, and optimise coal and hydrogen extraction processes.
Exploring the hidden world through the physical lens
Collect and interpret geophysical data to aid in mine planning, target exploration areas, and optimise coal and hydrogen extraction processes.
Junior Miner
Dig deeper, reach higher
Junior Miners work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on underground-specific machinery including drift runners, loaders, and bolters.
Dig deeper, reach higher
Junior Miners work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on underground-specific machinery including drift runners, loaders, and bolters.
Labourer/Surface or Underground
Build strong foundations
Perform general site maintenance and tasks as you rotate through different operational areas of the mine. Assist skilled workers, learn on-the-job skills, and transport equipment, tools, and materials.
Build strong foundations
Perform general site maintenance and tasks as you rotate through different operational areas of the mine. Assist skilled workers, learn on-the-job skills, and transport equipment, tools, and materials.
Loader Operator
Load, move, power the mine
Operate loaders to load and collect materials onto trucks or conveyor belts in mining operations.
Load, move, power the mine
Operate loaders to load and collect materials onto trucks or conveyor belts in mining operations.
Mechanical Engineer
Igniting innovation in mechanical systems and processes
Apply Mechanical Engineering principles to design, maintain, and optimise machinery and mechanical systems in mining, hydrogen, and renewable operations.
Igniting innovation in mechanical systems and processes
Apply Mechanical Engineering principles to design, maintain, and optimise machinery and mechanical systems in mining, hydrogen, and renewable operations.
Mechatronics/Robotics Engineer
Engineer the future of mining
Develop and design robotic systems and automation solutions for mining operations. Create algorithms, program robotic systems, and integrate sensors for autonomous operation and control. Optimise robotic processes to improve efficiency, safety, and productivity in tasks such as drilling, excavation, material handling, and inspections.
Engineer the future of mining
Develop and design robotic systems and automation solutions for mining operations. Create algorithms, program robotic systems, and integrate sensors for autonomous operation and control. Optimise robotic processes to improve efficiency, safety, and productivity in tasks such as drilling, excavation, material handling, and inspections.
Mining Engineer
Mining minds, shaping tomorrow
A Mining Engineer plans, designs, and manages mining operations, including mine development, production, and a resource extraction.
Mining minds, shaping tomorrow
A Mining Engineer plans, designs, and manages mining operations, including mine development, production, and a resource extraction.
Mobile Mechanical Fitter
On the move
Assemble, install, and maintain mechanical equipment and machinery. Read technical specifications, assemble components, align parts, and conduct repairs and maintenance.
On the move
Assemble, install, and maintain mechanical equipment and machinery. Read technical specifications, assemble components, align parts, and conduct repairs and maintenance.
Operator Traineeship
Learn, operate, succeed
Work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on machinery including dozers, haul trucks and graders.
Learn, operate, succeed
Work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on machinery including dozers, haul trucks and graders.
Pipeline Technician
Maintain the flow
Maintain, monitor, and inspect the pipeline infrastructure. Troubleshoot technical issues and implement preventive measures.
Maintain the flow
Maintain, monitor, and inspect the pipeline infrastructure. Troubleshoot technical issues and implement preventive measures.
Plant and Machinery Operator
Chart your course in resources operations
Work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on machinery including dozers, haul trucks and graders.
Chart your course in resources operations
Work alongside a range of experienced technical and operational professionals to gain experience on machinery including dozers, haul trucks and graders.
Plumber
Maintain the flow
Install, maintain, and repair plumbing systems and fixtures in mining facilities. Read blueprints, assemble pipes, install plumbing fixtures, and ensure proper functioning of water supply, drainage, and waste disposal systems.
Maintain the flow
Install, maintain, and repair plumbing systems and fixtures in mining facilities. Read blueprints, assemble pipes, install plumbing fixtures, and ensure proper functioning of water supply, drainage, and waste disposal systems.
Refrigeration Mechanic
Cool careers await as a refrigeration mechanic
Install, maintain, and repair refrigeration systems used for cooling and preserving various equipment and storage facilities.
Cool careers await as a refrigeration mechanic
Install, maintain, and repair refrigeration systems used for cooling and preserving various equipment and storage facilities.
Rigger
Lift, secure, achieve
Perform rigging tasks to lift, move, and position heavy equipment and materials in the mining and resources industry.
Lift, secure, achieve
Perform rigging tasks to lift, move, and position heavy equipment and materials in the mining and resources industry.
Trade Assistant
Hands-on with tomorrow’s innovations
Support skilled tradespeople, such as mechanics, electricians, or engineers with tasks such as equipment maintenance, repairs, and installations.
Hands-on with tomorrow’s innovations
Support skilled tradespeople, such as mechanics, electricians, or engineers with tasks such as equipment maintenance, repairs, and installations.
Truck Driver
Underground Drillers Offsider/Assistant
Drilling for success
Assist the underground driller in drilling operations by preparing and assisting in the setup and dismantling of drilling rigs.
Drilling for success
Assist the underground driller in drilling operations by preparing and assisting in the setup and dismantling of drilling rigs.
Water Truck Operator
Drive the change, keep the mine moving with every drop
Operate water trucks to suppress dust and maintain proper road conditions within mining sites. Fill water tanks, navigate site roadways, and spray water to control dust levels and maintain safe working conditions.
Drive the change, keep the mine moving with every drop
Operate water trucks to suppress dust and maintain proper road conditions within mining sites. Fill water tanks, navigate site roadways, and spray water to control dust levels and maintain safe working conditions.