Hey all,
Im stuck in Newman until my 7pm flight, and was just wondering if anyone knows of somewhere you can go to have a shower that supplies a towel too.
Was planning on going gym with all the free time i have but don't want to stink on the flight aha... I thought about the gym shower but I doubt they supply towels.
Im happy to pay. Any ideas?
I'm 21M. I'm a 3rd year mining engineering student. I have worked at 2 mines in the past which were FIFO.
I have realised from these experiences I'm not cut out for FIFO and could not see myself doing it in the future for more than a few years.
I want to ask people on here who are/have been residential how the lifestyle is? As that is all I am considering at this point.
Is there much opportunity for mining engineers to WFH in the future? I would honestly take a pay cut to WFH.
I am mostly interested in underground hard rock but would consider the switch to underground coal. But, the future of underground coal in Australia is looking worrisome to say the least. Does anyone have any interesting insights into that? Particularly metallurgical coal.
Given all this, I'm wondering if my best option is to swap to another engineering discipline.
Thanks all.
Edit: By not being cut out for FIFO, I meant that I enjoy being with my misses, family, and friends for more than half the year. Also plan on having children in future and wouldn't want to live the classic miss birthdays, miss Christmas, miss sport events, miss school events etc.
Also I don't expect WFH immediately, I did mean in 10 years time or after plenty of site experience.
Hey everyone, I’m 27, German and on a Working Holiday Visa. I’m moving to Perth in September and looking to get my first job in the Australian mining industry.
I already have:
White Card
Working at Heights
Confined Space
First Aid
Manual driver’s licence
HR licence in progress
I’ve recently completed physically demanding outdoor/nursery work in Australia and I’m fit, reliable and very safety-focused.
With my background, which 3–5 entry-level roles would you recommend I focus on? I’m currently considering Driller’s Offsider, Trade Assistant and Field Assistant, but I’m open to anything that gets my foot in the door.
Also:
Which additional tickets would actually improve my chances?
Are there any recruitment agencies or mining/drilling companies that are particularly good for people with no previous mining experience?
Is getting an entry-level FIFO position realistic with my current background?
Any advice from people working in the industry would be really appreciated. Cheers!
I'm struggling to get into fifo at the moment but I'm really keen to give it a good few years once i can land a job, but afterwards what jobs do people get back home? how different is the pay? and what industries translate best?
And is it worth doing additional training/uni courses during fifo to better prepare for life back home?
Thanks
Everyone seems to chase FIFO because of the money, but living in a mining town and going home every night sounds pretty appealing too. If you've done both residential and FIFO work, which lifestyle would you choose if the salary difference wasn't massive?
Been in FIFO working as Utility for a couple years now, been investing in tickets, mostly mobile plant. Gotten around 8 tickets and HR and Forklift.
Been trying to get a greenie operator position but everywhere wants 2 years experience minimum. Is there any where willing to take on someone like me or should I just kick rocks?
Can't ever build a contact with the site I'm on since there's always no poach no approach agreements. But I'm seeing foreign nationals fly in with no experience and get positions from friends. Feeling radicalized and depressed from the situation, I just want to support my family.
32 year old female and I’m looking for an entry level roles, maybe in truck driving in Western Australia. I can’t find anything online and it all seems to be internal or who you know. I’m currently doing 2:1 housekeeping to get my foot in the door but it’s not something I’d like to continue for much longer. Any leads or information would be greatly appreciated :)
If One Nation became the ruling party in Australia and significantly reduced immigration, what would happen to Australia’s mining industry?
Fitter by trade. Studied engineering later in life. Eventually got an engineering job with a Tier 1 miner. Been doing it for over two years and I hate it so much. Being a tradesman was so good.
I'm currently looking at ways to go back to being a fitter.
Engineering is five days a week, no roster. Massive hours and bugger all pay for the hours we do. Massive responsibility and incredibly boring. Pretty much zero camaraderie between other engineers due to massive amounts of autism in most engineers. But the worst thing is that you never get a dopamine hit from finishing a job well, because you hardly ever finish a job well. You just sort of, get it done. Constantly experiencing low level vigilance about things that might go wrong or people hurting themselves.
The experience of being an engineer has been good and I'm glad I have done it. But I can't wait to go back on the tools. And I think that knowing what is on both sides of the fence will make me an even better fitter in the long term, with respect to compliance, planning, safety, WHS legislation, etc.
Has anyone else been through a similar experience?
Can someone guide what kind of subjects will i study during my masters in mining engineering are they very math intensive or mostly software based your help his highly appreciated
For those working in mining, what do you use to communicate with your coworkers?
Do you use two-way radios, headsets, or something else? If you can, please share the brand or model you use.
I'm looking into communication equipment for my company and would love to hear what people in the industry are actually using and what works well in real-world mining environments.
Thanks!
Hi everyone!
I have just found out that I am pregnant and am already dreading going back to fifo after 4.5months maternity leave given by my company.
They do have the option to extend it up to 12 months with no pay but I don’t believe we can financially handle that at the moment since I am the bread winner and we are also about to have a mortgage.
Can anyone (mums especially but dads can chime in too) tell me their stories of going back to work quickly after leave and how it went.
EDIT: just editing to add that my partner does work but does not earn as much as I do.
hey guys, was wondering how many people here do a second job alongside FIFO, and if so, how many of you guys do it. I’m on an 8:6 roster as a grad and I have absolutely nothing to do once I’m on my R&R in Perth. no friends no hangouts no dating life, nothing. I need a second job so I don’t go spiralling and also to have a bit more money when I go on vacation overseas. moreover even back at uni I always struggled to get any leads for any casual roles, so I was thinking of some resume advice geared towards landing casual roles in retail, colesworths etc.
and if anyone’s got recommendations feel free to do so.
p.s. I dont have a car
Trying to sleep during the day while cleaners are vacuuming the hallway and neighbours are slamming doors down the donga block is an absolute nightmare. Earplugs and heavy blackout curtains only block out so much when the heat is blasting. How do you protect your sleep schedule on site?
What does it take to start a labor hire agency to the mining industry?
Am clueless.
Hi everyone, I have never posted on reddit before but I am interested what people think of my future plans regarding a career in mining.
I am currently a year 12, I am expecting an atar of 98-99+ my subjects are chem, general English, physics, and methods.
My plan is to go to UNSW (I live in SA) and study mining Eng and corp law. (Please let me know if you have any comments on this school/ course/ the living costs in Syd) I am working 2 retail jobs at the moment, and solely relying on myself and I am doing fine.
I have a passion for physics and chem especially, and was a finalist in the AUSSEF last year. But I really don’t know what I am signing my self up too and quite frankly I am scared. I am debating taking a gap year to figure out what it is I would like to do but I also understand that is a great way to loose motivation.
After I finish uni I want to work in the mines doing drill and blast and something in geology. I love the outback but understand that fifo lifestyle may not be sustainable for me for 5-10+ years. Ideally I would be hired off the bat by a larger corporation so I could hop on the diversity train (I am a girl by the way) and climb my way up into a better position after mastering the practical aspects (Geraldine Slattery is my career inspiration)
Please let me know you think I am being too optimistic or this seems like a legitimate way to achieve my goals. Please don’t hesitate to comment whatever you are thinking especially after reading all of this, thank you! All advice is much appreciated.
Hey everyone. I’ve finally found a job in FIFO and I will be situated at Brockman 2. Does anyone have any experience/photos with the camp and what the facilities are like
Thanks