Orica is a 150-year-old mining services company running a SAP-heavy enterprise stack (SAP S/4HANA, HANA, Analytics Cloud) alongside cloud infrastructure (Azure, GCP) and modern mobile platforms (Flutter, React Native, .NET MAUI). Active cybersecurity work in OT environments and a service-desk redesign signal operational modernization, while hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering, ops, and sales—suggesting infrastructure scaling to support digital product expansion beyond traditional blasting and chemicals.
Notable leadership hires: Logistics Director
Orica supplies explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals (including sodium cyanide), and ground-support solutions to surface and underground mines, quarries, construction, and oil & gas operations. The company employs 14,000+ people across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and on-site crew roles. Founded in 1874 in Australia, it is now a public company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, operating across 15+ countries including Australia, Peru, India, the Philippines, Canada, and Brazil. Revenue generation comes from three streams: physical products (explosives, chemicals, ground support), blasting services and systems, and emerging digital solutions for mine planning and geotechnical monitoring.
Orica has active hiring across Australia, Philippines, Peru, India, UK, New Zealand, US, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Ghana, and Mexico—reflecting its global footprint in mining and construction regions.
Orica runs SAP (S/4HANA, HANA, Analytics Cloud, Fiori), Microsoft 365, Azure, GCP, GitHub Copilot, and mobile platforms (Flutter, React Native, .NET MAUI). The company is actively adopting SAP S/4HANA and managing cybersecurity standardization in OT (operational technology) manufacturing environments.
Current projects include blasting process improvements, cybersecurity standardization for OT environments, service-desk operations enhancement, voice-of-customer program management, GBS (global business services) strategy implementation, and knowledge base improvements for digital and operational products.
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