Careers

Elevate your career by joining Master Drilling Group — a gateway to innovation and excellence in the mining industry.

People are at the core of everything we do

Master Drilling offers global career opportunities for professionals at all levels who share our values.

We prioritise skills development across all business units, conducting annual employee need assessments to align training and career development plans with set targets. Our operational training includes company induction, safety, human rights, and labour programmes, delivered through a blend of e-learning and classroom sessions based on international best practices.

Our Group Academy provides capability improvement courses, and employees can access part-time, paid training through accredited institutions. Recognising the need for skills development in mining, construction, and engineering, we collaborate with training authorities, colleges, and universities to offer bursaries and learnerships in our core disciplines.

Why work at Master Drilling?

Professional Development and Training
We are dedicated to fostering growth and expertise in our team. Through continuous professional development and training, we ensure our staff stays at the forefront of technology and mining, keeping them updated with the latest industry trends and innovations.
We nurture a culture of respect and innovation, where every team member’s ideas are valued. This respectful environment encourages problem-solving and challenges the status quo, fostering a workplace where technology and creativity meet to drive progress in the mining sector.
Safety is paramount in all our operations. We uphold the highest standards of safety, efficiency and accountability. Our commitment extends to every aspect of our work, ensuring a secure environment for all employees to thrive and excel.
Professional Development and Training Respectful Work Environment Commitment to Safety Diverse and Impactful Projects Our projects span a variety of challenging environments, offering team members the opportunity to work on innovative and impactful tasks. This diversity not only enhances skills but also contributes significantly to the advancement of the mining industry.
Two industrial workers, wearing blue safety helmets, ear protection, and safety glasses, work together in a factory. One worker inspects machinery while the other takes notes in a small blue notebook. Both wear grey and blue protective clothing.
Two workers in bright yellow safety gear, hard hats, and gloves are taking a break in a snowy landscape. One holds a fork and plate with sausages, while the other holds bread and sausage. They appear to be having a lighthearted conversation.
A woman dressed in safety gear, including a white hard hat, yellow ear protectors, and safety glasses, stands smiling in front of a shipping container. She is wearing a black jacket with a logo featuring the letters "mi." The container has various weight markings.
Two industrial workers with safety gear inspect a large gear mechanism. One worker, framed by the circular opening of the gear, measures its dimensions with a caliper while the other looks on. Both wear helmets, safety glasses, and ear protection in a workshop setting.

Our training strategy

Dedicated

Dedicated focused training programs and supporting systems.

Return

Return on investment focusing on people development and talent acquisition

Invest

Invest in our people capacity and development of skills

Lookout

Lookout for new innovative ways to improve our training services

Long-term

Long-term strategy for training that is aligned with industry and global trends.

People Capacity and Development

Skill Development
Master Drilling focuses strongly on skills development across all business units, including compliance, technical and soft skills training. Employee need assessments are conducted annually, in conjunction with workplace skills and career development plans, which outline training and skills-development targets.
At an operational level, we offer a company induction as well as training awareness programmes in safety, human rights and labour; supporting employees through a multifaceted learning approach, combining e-learning and classroom sessions that leverage international best practice.
Our Group Academy offers courses in capability improvement, while employees have the option to pursue paid-for training and development courses, on a part-time basis, through accredited institutions.
We recognize the need for enhanced skills development and capacity building in the mining, construction and engineering sectors across all our markets. As such, we regularly partner with various training authorities and colleges as well as tertiary institutions to provide bursaries and learnerships for students focused on our business’ core disciplines.
Four people in blue shirts sit at a table with laptops, while one of them stands and writes on a whiteboard. They appear to be engaged in a meeting or presentation in a modern office with notes and diagrams on the walls.
A group of eight people in blue uniforms sits around a long conference table in a well-lit room. The table has laptops and documents. A whiteboard and a bulletin board with notes are visible in the background. The people appear to be engaged in a meeting.
Three women stand confidently outdoors in the snow, dressed in high-visibility yellow safety gear with reflective stripes, hard hats (one red, two blue), and gloves. They strike power poses, hands on hips, against a snowy backdrop with a faintly visible fence.
A group of eight people sitting around a conference table with laptops in front of them, engaged in a discussion. They are in a room with a whiteboard filled with notes and diagrams, a wall-mounted TV, and a poster on the wall. All are dressed in white shirts.

Join our dynamic, talented team of experts

We’re looking for people who are:

Passionate

You’re excited about technology and mining.

Values-driven

You’re all about respect, accountability, innovation, safety and efficiency.

Innovative

You like to bring new ideas to the table.

Problem solvers

You’re ready to change the “status quo”.

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