Working at a mining site

Brendan

I don't think you will get past the front gate at the mine site, most hiring is and will be done in Perth, inductions etc.

But don't worry about mine sites as the towns up NW are chasing people as mine support

Cheers
Richard

You can go through labour hire mobs . Also you can acquire tickets by doing various mining specific tickets in capital cities...but they charge.
Almost all trade jobs are fly in fly out and so they hire from capital cities.
You need to get hold of someone currently in the business.
The hardest part is finding the start of the line. Good luck.

Best bet is to go throe an employment agency that specialise in Mining Jobs.

If it’s a working holiday, probably look else where than mining cause all you will do is bleep of companies and Burn yourself after they spend money putting you throe site induction’s and training ECT only to have you up and leave Job’s/ companies every month or so when you want to go travelling, and you will end up not getting any work with any Mining agency ever.

Cheers.

Hi Brendan14,
I work as a contractor for 14 different mines (or associated facilities) and you have to have the following. A Generic induction that will allow you to work at any mine. An SGS induction that will allow you to work at any BMA (BHP / Mitsubishi) mine. A Lenons induction that will allow you to work at a particular BMA mine and then a site familiarisation that will allow you to start work at that mine. Each induction costs money any typically take all day. $$$ can be from $300 to $600. It is a very expensive and time consuming process. It takes 3 days (after your generic induction) to do the Oaky Creek inductions.
$$ are worth it though. Be smart and hunt for the 5 permanant day shift jobs. You will be one of the luckiest people on earth to get a job in a mine directly. Contracting is the way to go.
Regs,
Chris.

Hi Brendan,
First of all you will need a basic MARCSTA which is or seems to be a mine induction safety prequisite ( this usually at your cost approx $120.00) then you,if your successful a mine induction which can take a half to two days.
Best of luck,
Ian
ps 12 hour days

the best way into a mine is working for a contractor,you can usually end up with a company position for hard work and doing the right thing safety wise.its a lot easier to get the jobs once your over there.

Brendan,

I agree with Richard,
many people in W.A. have been lured out to the mines (remember there all inland - with a few exceptions) - and as a result - the towns themselves are short of people. OK it may not pay the same - but finding work should be easy - and you have the chance to live in a coastal town.

Have fun.

Some mining towns are paying top wages for basic employment like cleaners, cooks etc;

Hi Brendan,

You don't have to work on the mines to make good money.

While fitters and electricians are making up to $200 000/yr on the mines (most of the adverts seem to around $50 flat an hour which equates to about $150 000/yr), you'd be hard pressed to find a job paying more than $120 000/yr... This is still a lot of money, but in reality a greenie like yourself (with no or few contacts) would struggle to find a minesite job paying more than $80 000 (which is closer to $20/hr before penalties)

Given that $80 000/year is a ball park figure for someone like yourself then you'd have to compare it with working in the City (Perth). Being boomtime at the moment it's not hard to find blue collar work that pays well and has quite a bit of overtime... Thus It's not hard to find jobs that pay around $70 000 including overtime and you only have to work Monday to Friday.

Minesite work is very different than working in town and you either like it or you don't.... Most don't as they are away from loved ones and friends. It is something you do with a definite plan as you forgo so much of the outside world while you're away. I actually enjoyed (in hindsight) working away on various minesites over the course of 2 years (the food and the experience was great), but found it changes your outlook in that its easy to lose social skills - something that's evident on long time minesite workers, due to the isolation.

I would suggest that if you have an HR license or better to find a job in Perth where it's easy to pick up mon - fri work with 10-12 hr days at >$20/hr plus penalties. If you really looked hard $25/hr plus penalties is around for an HR license.

If you're not interested in that, but working in the country while traveling, then try the tourist towns - Broome would be great for picking up work at the moment.

Good luck - By the way you won't get a job by turning up at a mine site or Mining town (except kalgoorlie - everyone there bleep es up their wages).

Cheers Will.

there is some work out there but the secret is now out. you really need 1 years minimum mining experience for the agencys to talk to you. Perth is full of people with trucking experience u/g trucks , agi trucks . semis etc that cant get a look in.
It used to be easy but now everyone is screaming "boom" every man and his dog and dogs pups have jumped on the bandwagon. Amnother facor that hasnt helped is it is now really hard to survive in Perth on city pay (truck driving is 16-18 ph) so people are being forced to try the mining game.
Any hirer/firer will tell you of desks overflowing with resumes and i can asure you they are not 1 bit interested in taking on someone and training them.
KCGM offers trainee truck driver positions but they recieve 10-20 resumes per week

If you fancy South Australia then ring up Select Staff in Port Augusta.
You may get a contract in Leigh Creek as a general skilled worker.
If you have a light rigid truck licence you may get on the training pool to drive the trucks.

cheers