Exploration Field Technician

Aeris Resources; Cracow; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Short-term incentive program

FIFO, DIDO & Residential options

Flights from Brisbane & Sunshine Coast

More time to focus on what you love

Job summary

Aeris Resources' Cracow Gold Operations is seeking a hands-on Field Assistant to support the exploration team. Reporting to the Field Supervisor, you will perform sampling, core yard tasks, geochemical surveys, and field data entry while maintaining safety and environmental standards.

Key duties include collecting RC and diamond drill samples, assisting with earthworks, maintaining rehab records, and ensuring timely completion of scheduled works.

Qualifications

• MR/HR Drivers Licence required.
• Ability to perform repetitive manual labour.
• Proficiency with data entry on laptops or digital pads.
• Strong safety awareness and attention to detail.
• Team oriented with good interpersonal skills.
• High Risk forklift licence and First Aid certification are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collect samples from RC drill rigs and manage sample dispatch.
• Prepare and process core yard and maintain cleanliness.
• Collect Diamond drill core trays, mark up, cut, sample and log data.
• Support remote fieldwork including geochemical surveys and mapping.
• Assist with earthworks and rehabilitation records.
• Monitor and maintain consumables for drilling and field programmes.
• Ensure environmental and cultural heritage permit compliance.

Skills

MR/HR licence

Manual labour

Data entry

Self-discipline

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Team player

High Risk forklift

First Aid

Job description

The Nitty Gritty

Reporting to the Field Supervisor you will be responsible for: supporting the day-to-day activities of the exploration team and ensuring targets and scheduled works are completed in set time frames and undertaken respectfully and safely

You will work to support, coordinate and ensure completion of:

• Collection of samples from RC drill rigs, including chip traying, sample dispatch, data entry in a timely and accurate manner.
• Core yard processing and cleanliness
• Collection of Diamond drill core trays from the drill rigs, drill core mark-up, drill core cutting, sampling, density determination, sample dispatch, geotechnical logging, and data entry in a timely and accurate manner.
• Remote fieldwork including soil geochemical surveys, mapping and rock chip sampling, and geophysical surveys.
• Assist with earthworks for drill pads and access tracks and also ensure the rehabilitation of surface disturbance areas is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with environmental standards, including maintenance of rehabilitation (rehab) records.
• Help monitor, order and maintain consumables for all mining and exploration drilling and field programmes.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and cultural heritage permitting, procedures, and standards.

What you’ll Bring:

• MR/HR Drivers Licence.
• The ability to perform repetitive manual labour activities is essential.
• Ability to use digital devices to complete Data Entry (laptop computer and/or digital pads)
• Self-discipline, motivation, and regulation.
• Strong safety awareness and proactive approach to working safely.
• Attention to detail, methodical and thorough in approach.
• Team player and good interpersonal skills.
• High Risk forklift licence (Highly Regarded)
• First Aid certificate (Highly Regarded))

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary Package: with annual REM review
• Short Term Incentive Program: reviewed annually
• FIFO, DIDO & Residential Options available – Residential allowance
• Flights from Brisbane & Sunshine Coast
• More time to focus on what you love: Our rosters provide options to balance life and work.
• Leave policies for everybody: Our teams have options to swap public holidays, purchase additional leave, take career breaks and more.
• Parental leave for all types of families: Our paid parental leave is available to all part-time and full-time Aeris employees who have become parents through birth, surrogacy or adoption – and it can be shared between both parents, regardless of gender.
• Serious support for mental health: All Aeris employees and their families have access to free and confidential counselling services via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Partners that give you more: Our teams have discounts and benefits with private health insurance, salary packaging options, travel services and more.
• A stellar safety record: We work safely and make sure our workmates do the same. We are always looking for better ways to improve physical and psychosocial safety for our people.
• Respect for you (the real you!): Our Workplace of Respect Policy is more than words on a page. We respect and care for one another, and step in and speak up for our teammates.

The Company

Cracow

Cracow Gold Operations is an established underground gold mine located near the towns of Cracow and Theodore in central Queensland, and a short flight from Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. It is 100% owned and operated by Aeris Resources and holds a significant tenement package over the Cracow goldfields.

Find out more about Cracow Gold Operations - Aeris Resources

We are Aeris

Aeris Resources is an ASX listed, mid-tier base and precious metals producer.

Our copper-dominant portfolio is made up of two operating mines, a mine on care and maintenance, two advanced development projects and a highly prospective exploration portfolio.

We are producing, exploring, growing.

Find out more about Aeris Resources

Second guessing yourself?

We value having an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. We look for many different skills and abilities, including how you can enhance Aeris and our culture.

Even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you!

Checks and balances

Please note that as part of the recruitment process, you may be subject to a pre-employment medical and police check, in order to be considered for this role.

Only applicants with valid Australian working rights will be considered.