Thursday, June 24, 2010

FINALLY! Grad Job of my Dreams!!

May/June 2009!

FINALLY! The offers were out for 2010 grad jobs and I was lucky enough to have 2 offers! Both positions would have been fantastic but in the end I signed with Peabody Energy! Peabody Energy is the Worlds Largest Private Sector Coal Company with head office in St Louis USA! The Australian operations here make them one of the largest coal mining companies in Aus with 10 operations throughout Queensland and New South Wales!

A 2 year Graduate Program as a Process Engineer / Metallurgist!! I was over the moon!!! I was soon convinced that THIS job was the job for me! Because there are very few Process Engineers in the coal mining industry the work presents unique challenges - and you have the opportunity to work over a range of sites and on a number of projects! I was positive I would LOVE this job and couldn’t wait to start! Unfortunately the excitement was soon pushed aside by the immediate task ahead! Actually Graduating!!

Thesis was nipping at my heels and as well as thesis my chemical engineering class had a year long design subject working in teams of 4. Our task was to design a Process Plant that used Pyrolysis to change Waste Plastics into Fuels! There were many parts to design - from the initial process overview right through to detailed costing and structural drawings. The design subject on top of thesis (on top of 2 other subjects) was definitely keeping me busy!

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