Our Benefits
Your Career, Your Growth, Your Benefits
At OceanaGold, we provide opportunities across all areas of our business for people ready to grow, contribute their expertise, and drive innovation in our industry. Whether your passion lies in operations, engineering, geoscience, maintenance, or business services, we’re seeking individuals with experience, fresh perspectives, and the adaptability to make meaningful improvements to the way we work.
As a global company, we offer opportunities to work across diverse locations, cultures, and teams. With domestic and international career pathways, you’ll gain the experience and capability to thrive in an interconnected world.
We have benefits beyond the ordinary. While our industry-competitive benefits are exceptional, the most invaluable aspect of working at OceanaGold is our culture. You’ll work with forward thinking leaders who are committed to fostering a positive, constructive environment where you can achieve, grow, and make a lasting impact every day.
Explore some of the benefits you’ll enjoy when you join us:
Discounted Health Benefits: Supporting your physical and mental wellbeing.
Living Our Values Recognition Program: Celebrating employees who embody our core values.
Retail and Service Discounts: Access exclusive savings for you and your family.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your household.
Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks of fully paid leave to support your family.
Exceptional Working Environment: A culture where respect, inclusivity, and collaboration thrive.
As a multinational employer: We provide opportunities for growth, and the opportunity to work with other cultures and teams from around the globe.
A Career That Grows With You
We believe that a rewarding career is built on effort, performance, curiosity, self-awareness, and resilience. That’s why we invest in your development, aligning your career aspirations and unique skill set with our operational goals.
Whether you aim to grow as a leader or excel as a specialist in your chosen field, we provide the training, projects, responsibilities, and support to help you achieve your full potential.
Our aspiration is to elevate OceanaGold to be known for exceptional leadership talent in our industry and to unlock maximum performance and growth through our people.
The Leadership Program is tailored to each leadership level (Supervisor, Superintendent, Manager, Senior Leader) to develop and build capability and skills to successfully lead at the right level.
Developing leaders in the context of their everyday work, and ensuring our systems line up with what leaders are learning to reinforce and reward the leadership we want more of.
Our Leadership Program consists of the following:
- Supervisor 101: designed to build foundational leadership capability, grounded in the day-to-day work of a Supervisor and anchored to our Success Ingredients.
- Operational Leadership Program: an immersive, hybrid program for Superintendents and Managers. The 12-week program includes an in-person workshop as well as virtual coaching.
- CSenior Leaders Program: Executive coaching program for our Senior Leadership Team
Each year, OceanaGold offers opportunities to 3rd and 4th year students to join our offices or sites for a period of 3 months. Our internship program is crafted to give students the chance to contribute to meaningful projects, develop critical skills, and gain a head start in their careers by gaining practical real-life experience. To this day, we still have professionals working at OceanaGold who started as an Intern. Your success really does start with us.
Intern Intake:
- Australia and New Zealand: We commence our intake in August. Holding interviews September to October. Commencing with us in December completing in time for the commencement of your semester .
- America: Advertising in September. Holding interviews October. Commencing with us in May completing in time for the commencement of your semester.
If you want to drive real change, our Graduate Opportunities are more than just a first step - they’re a launchpad to meaningful work and impactful careers.
In the 2-year program, you’ll be immersed in real projects, working alongside experienced professionals and developing the skills to excel in the mining industry.
Our graduate program is aimed to provide pathways for development, giving you the support, resources, and encouragement to reach your career goals.
We want you to be a part of our team to help move us forward.
Our Employee Stories
Malachy Dykes provides an insight into his experiences in the programme at both our Macraes and Waihi Operations. Malachy started as an intern, has worked in Macraes, Waihi, the Brisbane office alongside the engineering team and is now located in Canada in Investor Relations.
Malachy Dykes
Internship and Graduate Program