The MEC Graduate Program provides our Graduate Mining Engineers with a wide range of professional development tools and industry opportunities. The program also enables graduates to develop a solid foundation and prepare themselves for their journey from Graduate Engineer to emerging professional and beyond.
Principal of Learning and Development, Loren Ager says that “MEC is committed to developing a pipeline of talented mining engineers, starting with Graduate Mining Engineers”. Loren is proud to showcase a success story from the MEC Graduate Program, Jason Huo, who has been with MEC since 2015 and transitioned from Graduate Mining Engineer to Senior Mining Engineer.
Jason’s story:
My career as a mining engineer started with MEC one year before I graduated from University in 2015. I was offered the opportunity to help translate documents in Chinese and English. My role quickly changed when I was taught mine design software and started working on some of the simple designs. It wasn’t long before I was using block modelling/pit optimisation on billable projects. This hands-on, step-by-step process allowed me to kick start my career and ultimately become the go-to-person for pit optimisation!
After two years in the office, MEC provided me with enough mining engineering skills to move on to the next challenge: a site role. For the next three years, I worked at three different sites in various roles. I got the chance to choose which site I want to work at, what area I want to work in, and the roster.
I was happy that I was able to discuss my personal development plan with my team lead and that MEC committed to that plan. MEC provides all the necessary internal and external training I needed to become a successful engineer.”