Engineering Graduate Associate (United States)
About The Role
Our two-year rotational Engineering Graduate Program offers engaging and diverse rotations to give you the experience you need to set your career up for success. We believe it's important for our graduates to explore. So, we'll give you real responsibilities from day one so you can learn, grow and develop with Orica. Discover a specialist role, a broad career-path, or even an unexpected future. We give you the tools and experience to flourish and shape your career, wherever you'd like to go.
What You Will Be Doing
During the two-year graduate program, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge with coaching, on-the-job-training and career management guidance. You will have your own personalized learning roadmap, to guide your experience and ensure your distinct potential is supported.
The Orica Graduate Program is focused on developing graduates across our core business units such as:
- Mining Services
- Technical Services
- PPIS
- Safety
- Project Management
- Supply Chain
- And possibly others!
Our graduates rotate through several technical on-site rotations. These core rotations are designed to give you a solid foundation for your professional development and prepare you as you transition into your professional career. Some example rotations include Field Operations, Technical Services, Manufacturing, Technology and Commercial.
Degrees and Disciplines
Orica accepts graduates from a range of engineering disciplines including:
- Mining Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Geology or Geological Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Other Engineering degrees, as appropriate
Eligibility
- Be eligible to work within the United States with no sponsorship
- Be eligible to drive a motor vehicle in the United States
- Be in your final year of your university undergraduate degree or have completed your degree within the last year
- Be willing to undergo a pre-employment background check, medical and drug screen
- Be open to living and working anywhere in the United States
- Be willing to relocate multiple times during your first two years for each rotation, likely in remote locations across the United States, based on business need
- Be willing to permanently live and work in a remote location anywhere in the United States once the two-year rotation program ends, based on business need
- Be living in the United States and be able to attend selection stages in person, if required
- Open to a start date of June 2027
Jump Start Your Career
Projected careers after the graduate program:
- Mining Services Leadership roles
- Operations
- Technical Services
- PPIS
- Safety
- Project Management
Pay
- $77,500 USD
- Eligible for annual short-term incentive plan
- Relocation Assistance (As needed)
Schedule
- Start Date: June 2027
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription Drug – Three (3) plans to choose from
- Dental – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Vision – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Employee/Dependent Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company provided Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Plans
- Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
- Voluntary Legal Plan
- 401(k) + Company Match
- Company provided Maternity Leave
- Company provided Bonding Leave
- Accrued Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick & Safe Time
- Nine (9) Scheduled Holidays + Two (2) Floating Holidays