Working at Orica company profile and information

Company overview

Website

Orica

Industry

Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing

Specialities

Mining, Technology & Innovation, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketing, IT

Company size

More than 10,000

Primary location

1 Nicholson St East, Melbourne VIC 3002

Orica is one of the world's leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, we sustainably mobilise the earth's resources. It's an exciting time to join us - we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, spark new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work. A career with Orica offers endless opportunities and more variety than you might imagine. All you need to do is to be willing to learn and make a real impact!

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Leads global IT portfolio planning, value tracking, and performance insights to support data‑driven decisions and compliance across IT.

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Administrator - IT Service Desk (Spanish Speaker)

at ORICA SINGAPORE PTE LTD- Philippines Branch

Pasig City, Metro Manila

The IT Service Desk Administrator serves as the first point of contact for end-users, delivering prompt and customer-focused technical support.

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Our mission statement

To be the world's leading mining and infrastructure solutions company.

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Our Sustainability Approach

Guided by our recently refreshed Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap, we are collaborating with our customers and other stakeholders to find solutions to our industry's biggest challenges and move towards a lower-carbon future, together. A core pillar of our strategy is our stated ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Awards and accreditations

Mining Magazine Operations and Safety Category Award 2022

Mining Magazine Drill and Blast Category Award 2022

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Reviews overview

2.9147 ratings in total

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86%

Rate salary as high or average

49%

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What’s it like working at Orica?

AI summary of recent reviews

Orica's strengths lie in its operational level staff, who are consistently praised for their teamwork and support. The company is well-regarded for its technical capabilities and learning opportunities, particularly in various mining operations. Employees also appreciate the competitive compensation packages, especially when including overtime opportunities.

However, there are several areas for improvement, including concerns about management practices and communication. The workload distribution can be challenging, particularly at single-person sites, and the training program implementation varies in quality. Additionally, some employees report limitations in career progression opportunities, which affects long-term satisfaction.

Recent reviews

1.0

Site Supervisor

Jan 2026

Port Hedland, Karratha & Pilbara WA8 to 9 years in the role, former employee

Operating at an under resourced capacity most of the time with a aging fleet with next to no support

The good thingsIn my many roles I got travel around a lot in the Pilbara and I got to work at many mine sites and saw how they operated. I also got to work in the Quarry plant and the manufacturing ANE plant in Port Hedland and various big to one man sites. was a great place to learn and I definitely learnt a lot going from a Trainee MMU Operator to Supervisor. There are some very knowledgeable people there to learn from

The challengesI think because I had a lot of prior skills and able to operate solo and under pressure keeping aging assets operating and clients happy, I was always sent to failing or difficult projects to turn them around which after 7 years in the end put me through burnout, had given multiple warnings I was struggling with workload to multiple senior managers but that fell on deaf ears, the hard part for me in the end was the lying and lack of humility from territory managers and business manager of the Pilbara team. Upon returning to work after burnout I was sent straight back to working in the same environment where I had an incident then fired. Transparency, accountability and safety seem to be their values but only on the posters in the office. A great place to start your mining fifo journey then move on. Stay away from the one man sites as the workload is too much and there is no support when stuff breaks down and you soly have to answer to angry mining clients and come up with solutions.

3.0

Distribution Team Worker

Dec 2025

Helidon QLD 4344Less than 1 year in the role, former employee

Great place to work if youre happy being a sheeple...

The good thingsPay was adequate. Some of the other team members were awesome, others weren't. 1hr of breaks during an 11 hrs shifts were closer to 3 hrs total especially on weekends.

The challengesVery hot conditions in summer - poor ventilation & no fans in sheds. Poor lighting in winter ‐ no internal lighting. Not hard job if you can put up with managers & trainers who micro manage everything. If you apply here don't bother taking your commonsense as you won't need it - they'll train you the Orica way & any previous experience counts for nothing.

5.0

Technical Services

Jul 2025

Kurri Kurri NSW 232710 to 11 years in the role, current employee

Great company to work for if you are self-motivated and passionate about blasting and technology. It is a completely different lifestyle to working for a Mine and that fluidity and flexibility is not something that everyone can thrive in - though I wouldn't want it any other way!

The good thingsThe Technical support and technological ambition of Orica make it a fascinating place to work. No matter what situation you are in there is always high-level support within the organization for you to collaborate with in support of your customers.

The challengesOrica is a large company with many different components and sub-cultures. At times the big wheels can turn slowly or in directions you can't always understand right away.

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