Why work with us
At Petra Diamonds we believe that earth’s rare and precious legacy can, through responsible mining, create abundant outcomes for our people in realising their full potential to deliver extraordinary results.
Through living our Petra Culture Code, a formula developed by and for the entire workforce, we encourage high performance and teamwork, and support our teams by coaching and enabling them to progress in their roles and become their best, within a safe and secure environment.
As part of our culture code, we believe in
Empowering our peopleSetting our people up for success
Petra embraces and allows high performing individuals and teams to learn and grow through career growth across numerous faculties which not only allows them to diversify their skillset beyond a single technical skill but to reach their full potential in all areas.
Unique, highly specialised and innovative teams
Diamond mining uses a highly mechanised method of extraction and with this, we strive on innovation by using the latest techniques and smartest technology to extract some of the world’s most precious diamonds. (link to operations pages). Petra has embarked on a focused programme through our Caving school to develop and ensure employees have the critical technical skills needed to mine effectively and safely.
Recognition & AppreciationCompetitive reward structures and benefits
We know that we are successful because of our people. We are committed to rewarding our employees through competitive compensation and benefits which enables us to attract, retain and motivate our winning team members.
Supporting our PeopleAccess to training and skills development
Petra offers training and skills development at all levels – both core (technical and specialist training) and non-core (supervisory and management development) levels enabling employees to be the best they can be. Through the Petra Education Pipeline, learnerships, skills programmes and AET (Adult Education and Training) employees have the opportunity to develop both their core skills for their jobs or for any other position in the future.
An inclusive culture that is safe and enabling
We are an equal opportunity employer in the belief that a broad mix of expertise, skills and people, supported in a safe environment will produce the best results for all stakeholders. Through our Culture code, Women in Leadership programmes, Women in Mining Committees and various training programmes Petra is building a supportive working environment for all which is free from harassment and bullying and thrives on diversity and inclusion.
An ethical and respectful environment
We believe in doing the right thing – always. Through our Code of Ethical Conduct, we are all aware of our ethical obligation to ensure a workplace which respects every team member and is underpinned by good governance and compliance across the business
Community PartnershipsCreating abundance in our communities
To live our purpose of partnering with our communities, we believe in empowering our youth by offering scholarships to deserving learners in our local communities as well as bursaries for learners to obtain a tertiary degree. Qualified graduates can enter into a number of graduate programmes which will see them acquire professional certifications. Supervisory and Management skills are offered to current and future learners to ensure they are empowered with the correct leadership competencies needed in the workplace.
Petra Culture Code
A formula for success, created by our people, for our people to drive cultural change and deliver our purpose.
Our Petra Culture Code represents our ideal world, what our culture would be like if we did everything right. The entire company has contributed towards what we see as “enablers”, what we want to do more of, and “disablers”, what we want to do less of. From this, we have developed a ”formula for success”, where each team has created actions to work towards and be measured against in order to transform the way we live and act in our daily engagements, to make what we aspire to be, part of our every day.
Through this united vision, we believe we can bring to life the vital essence of Petra in the hearts and minds of all our people:
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Petra recognises that its greatest asset is its people and that its success depends on the team tasked with delivering the Company’s strategy.
Bursaries and Graduate Programmes
We believe in Community Partnerships
Petra offers bursary opportunities to top performing learners from our local South African Communities to obtain a tertiary qualification in either a mining discipline or a non-mining related discipline which can make a positive contribution to the communities and South Africa as a whole.
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