Trainee Driller Offsider

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

About the opportunity

Westgold is expanding our operations in 2025, creating exciting opportunities for aspiring mining professionals. We are seeking individuals interested in kickstarting their careers as Trainee Diamond Driller Offsiders.

Our Diamond Drill Offsiders perform a heavily manual task of assisting our experienced Diamond Drillers to ensure that our rigs are running at a high rate of utilisation and accuracy. This is a great opportunity to kick start your mining career.? All current positions are employed from Perth on a FIFO roster based on our mine sites in the Murchison region.? Rosters are continuous on 2 weeks on, 1 week off basis and includes dayshift /nightshift.

For these roles candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment/Information session at our Maddington Training Centre Thursday 28th August 2025. Candidates will have access to hear from industry professionals about the day-day life of a Diamond Driller Offsiders and discuss whether FIFO and mining would be a good fit for you. These sessions will be held each month and you may be placed in a candidate pool to attend a session

What do I need?

• Proven experience in a labour-intensive role?
• Physically fit and able to lift 20kg drill rods repetitively
• Safety conscious and mechanically minded
• The willingness to contribute proactively and work hard towards improved career prospects
• Ability to work within a team and follow directions
• Hold a Valid C Class Manual Driver's Licence
• The ability to pass a pre-employment medical and pass a drug and alcohol test
• National Police Clearance valid within last 12 months

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong understanding and commitment to safety
• The ability to commit to rostered remote work
• The right to work in a permanent role in Australia
• The willingness to contribute proactively and work hard towards improved career prospects.

The Westgold Offer

A range of benefits including:

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

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 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

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.