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    3.5(327 ratings)
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    3.2(327 ratings)
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    3.1(327 ratings)
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    3.5(327 ratings)
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    5.0
    Heavy Diesel Fitter
    May 2026
    Mount Holland WA 6426Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    I had a wonderful first swing felt welcome by everyone
    The good thingsThe working Culture at Thiess is amazing
    The challengesPermanent rooms at the camp
    2.0
    Information Technology Support Engineer
    Mar 2026
    Mackay QLD 47402 to 3 years in the role, current employee
    Sites great - rest not so great
    The good thingsthe people on the front line and on the sites are great. everyone enjoys working together
    The challengesUpper management and leadership in TAHO. Extreme favouritism - some advanced roles dont even get advertised as person is already selected before it becomes available.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Electrical Linesperson
    Mar 2026
    Hume ACT 2620Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    A short one but a good one.
    The good thingsGood pay, tools, vehicles and depots. Well organised and run.
    The challengesFinished their contract and left Canberra suddenly, which was disappointing. Didn't last long but it was good while it was going.
    2.0
    Production Operator
    Feb 2026
    Moranbah QLD 47444 to 5 years in the role, former employee
    The most enabled rogue environment you’ll ever encounter
    The good thingsLifestyle roster 7/7
    The challengesThis company is notorious for supervisors that manipulate the rules to suit themselves and only people in the supervisors purple circle will only be progressed. Operators are treated like they are bottom of the barrel people. Supervisors are given inadequate (zero) training and possess bare minimum people skills- they are glorified digger operators with zero capacity to effectively lead people with morals and ethics. This is a company that when it comes to production do not care about their people, you are just a number and someone in a seat to move dirt. They do not care truly for safety (only when they need to because the client is hounding them) they will do anything and everything to hit numbers for bcm moved. If you sustain an injury, forget about being supported- you’ll be written off and they’ll do whatever they can to prove it was pre existing. I do not reccomend working for this company. 0/10
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Payroll Officer
    Jan 2026
    Brisbane QLD 4000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Not worth it - save the emotional stress and look elsewhere
    The good thingsLeaving after seeing the true colours in people :)
    The challengesSelections in management. Certain people are very uneducated to be responsible for others in this area. Systems and selected softwares are shocking to deal with. Overall the team structure in the payroll space was toxic.
    3 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Dump Truck Operator
    Dec 2025
    Dysart QLD 47451 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Perfect site if great workmates & absolutely no up-skilling or career progression is what you want!!
    The good thingsI loved the people I worked with!
    The challengesConstantly being over looked for any type of training!! Sadly it didn’t matter how many times I put in requests for up-skilling, if I wasn’t close friends of the supervisors/leading hands or I wasn’t on my knees, then I wasn’t going to receive any sort of up-skilling… clearly I didn’t do either! It’s very disappointing when you go there with truck skills , and after a couple of years, the only thing you gain is 1 extra truck skill… but then you watch a leading hands mate. come in as an NTI (with absolutely no prior machinery skills!), and then within 6 months they are fully passed out on not only the mechanical and electrical trucks but also on the dozer!! That’s just one example tho… I watched other NTI’s/mates that started wayyyy after me advance ahead of me until I finally I’d decided that i had had enough and left!!
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Process Technician
    Dec 2025
    Koolyanobbing WA 64271 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    DON’T DO IT. FIND A JOB ELSEWHERE
    The good thingsAnyone bellow the supervisor role was amazing. Met some very nice and intelligent people
    The challengesWorking here was nothing but stress and headaches. It feels like they hire anyone for management or supervisory roles just to fill in positions, no matter how little experience they have. Some managers seem obsessed with acting like “the boss” instead of actually helping the team. Some of the ridiculous things youll have to deal with -They single you out for the tiniest things -They try to blame you for things you didn’t do -Micromanage every step you take -Make weird, random rules as they go -Act nice in front of their boss, then flip once they leave It’s exhausting, demoralizing, and stressful. You spend more time dealing with management’s nonsense than actually getting work done.
    6 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Management
    Aug 2025
    Muswellbrook NSW 233321 to 22 years in the role, former employee
    Same issues as owner miner’s, but lower paid. Avoid if you can!
    The good thingsMost of the people below management level were wonderful people to work with including supervisors.
    The challengesThere were a lot of people in management that were very green and not suited to the role they were prematurely elevated to. University degrees doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing and it showed.
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    FMS technician
    Apr 2025
    Collinsville QLD 48041 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Think it through first
    The good thingsGood people, good job, close to home
    The challengesPoor management and superintendents( they now who they are) that do not back the workers, have a habit of blaming issues on the workers and lie through their teeth and extremely incompetent
    9 people found this helpful
    4.0
    People Manager
    Feb 2025
    Brisbane QLD 40005 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Was a wonderful experience at the time
    The good thingsThe culture of the QLD business unit and the variety of work
    The challengesThe politics of some of the leadership
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Supervisor
    Jan 2025
    Collinsville QLD 48043 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Production over safety.
    The good thingsBoots on the ground people are diligent, despite management challenges
    The challengesManagement promote to level of incompetence. "Safety" is a word that has to be used, not a culture that is supported or wanted
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Information Technology Engineer
    Oct 2024
    Brisbane QLD 4000former employee
    As the good people left, culture declined significantly Office politics and a toxic workplace has replaced what was once a pleasant environment
    The good thingsStarted off well. Obsolete technology, but there was decent middle management that listened to staff
    The challengesFrequent changes in management Number of times people just disappeared Declining company culture Poor management
    5 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Maintenance Role
    Oct 2024
    Port Hedland, Karratha & Pilbara WA1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Don’t work there
    The good thingsNothing good came from this environment
    The challengesTrying to progress when the boss had no idea about the department and would put down anyone who would try help. Also no work life balance, boss didn’t care about personal life
    5 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Administrator Finance - CHPP
    Sep 2024
    Dysart QLD 47451 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Working at this site for Thiess has been a great experience and I have loved my time here. I would recommend working for this company.
    The good thingsSite culture is very good; Thiess have an 'above and below the line' benchmark of behaviour and appear to adhere to this. Management is strong, encouraging and supportive.
    The challengesVolume of work in this finance role was more than I could competently manage.
    1.0
    Payroll Role
    Sep 2024
    South Brisbane QLD 41011 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    I left Thiess needing regular professional therapy. Management had an amazing ability to gaslight
    The good thingsMade some great connections with genuine people
    The challengesFor a company of its size and reach, it is very backwards in a lot of areas
    7 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Accountant
    Jun 2024
    Australia Fair QLD 42153 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    In my role as a senior accountant/Cost Controller, I have extensive experience managing all financial activities related to Underground Projects, including month-end processes, forecasting, budgeting, cost analysis, and claims.
    The good thingsWorking with an experienced professional management team, I gained valuable insights and enriched my experience through my work on Underground Mining Projects
    The challengesAdapting to remote work on the project site posed a new challenge for me
    5.0
    Mining Engineer
    May 2024
    Brisbane QLD 4000
    Great place to work
    The good thingsVery good organisation
    The challengesNothing much in terms of difficulty
    4.0
    Diesel Fitter
    Mar 2024
    Mackay & Coalfields QLDLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Uplifting and hungry to learn more
    The good thingsThe team and people to meet along the way
    The challengesLack of permeant workers
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Tailings Operator Maintainer
    Mar 2024
    Dysart QLD 4745Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Pay level and pay was wrong from day 1 Management was an absolute nightmare
    The good thingsNone None and None There was no good things working at Theiss Lake Vermont site
    The challengesEmployed to do a job that I was continually taken away from Then asked why things weren’t going ahead
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Supply Chain Officer
    Jan 2024
    Brisbane QLD 4000
    Don’t waste your time here. Very high turn over.
    The good thingsSaturday and Sunday also location was good near public transport
    The challengesManager micromanagers everything, toxic workplace culture, high turnover of staff. Now pay compared to other places same job!
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Operator
    Oct 2023
    Dysart QLD 47451 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Terrible culture promoted by management.
    The good thingsThe crew. Great people to work with.
    The challengesManagement. Ongoing failure to uphold company standards and flouting Thiess Core Values, supervisors shutting out good people from career progression within the Company and in many cases preventing them from utilising their existing skillsets, resulting in daily disruptions in workflow and forestalling streamlined production processes. It would do them well to understand they are employees of Thiess and should do what is in the best interests of the Company - not their own - and conduct themselves accordingly.
    9 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Operator
    Oct 2023
    Southern Cross WA 64261 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    What should of been a good site made depressing by poor thiess management and practices
    The good thingsFly out day n not have to think or deal with management
    The challengesThe mount Holland more mates in management purple circle of which none knew what they were doing only site ever client sends everyone home for 2 weeks while independent review done Machines all hand me down or broken down from other sites the list goes on n on hence the high staff turnover
    8 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Automotive Electrician
    Sep 2023
    Launceston TAS 7250Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Good company to work for
    The good thingsGood people to work with
    The challengesNil a lot of help from others
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Operator
    Jun 2023
    Muswellbrook NSW 23335 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Hard at times as company grew quicker at times, in the early days than they could keep up with.
    The good thingsgood team too work with
    The challengesno real challenges, at times safety could have been better .But most of the time everybody would set up.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Payroll Officer
    May 2023
    South Bank QLD 4101Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Started working amongst the payroll field. The expectations of performing at a high achievement, was placed with limited training provided. The teams input to support new coming staff members was underwhelming. Management, especially who chose to ignore educational gaps. And allowed for no succession to be raised. High turn over amongst the team.
    The good thingsFlexibility in working from home Good salary
    The challenges-Very limited to no training provided -Highly critical in performance -Lack of a team interaction
    3 people found this helpful
    2.0
    sotre person
    May 2023
    Dysart QLD 4745Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    received an injury trying to impress this company.
    The good thingsnil-not a good experience.
    The challengesno direction or prior organization.
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Mining Engineer
    Jan 2023
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Hard-working, Experienced mining engineer and supervisor with 12 years of experience in both surface and underground mining and a strong background in mine planning.
    The good thingsFocus on improving safety in mine sites while also maximising productivity, efficiency and the quality of minerals extracted.
    The challengesMining engineers face hazards, challenges
    2.0
    Operator
    Dec 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    horrible upper management
    The good thingsthe workers are great
    The challengesgoing to work each week
    3 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Diesel Fitter
    Nov 2022
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    some new equipment and machineries adds up to my experience
    The good thingshas overhead crane at truck shop,close to my home
    The challengesno comment,pretty much the same in other mine sites
    1.0
    Operator
    Jul 2022
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Untrustworthy and dissappointing
    The good thingsMost of my work mates are great. I like the camp. The money is good but you don't get the bonuses they say you will.
    The challengesProduction before safety. Very poor to no upskilling of personel. New to industry personel are rushed through training and poorly prepared. Extremely poor safety culture.
    7 people found this helpful
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