| It's also important that people wanting to enter | | | | entering the cleaning industry with the intention of |
| the industry have relevant experience in the area | | | | fining a dump truck job. |
| they want to enter in the Australia Mining industry. | | | | The way the mines are going you want 2 -3 |
| The market is getting very competitive with | | | | years experience in a field in your civilian career. If |
| some companies getting over 500 applicants or | | | | you want a particular job in the mines its best to |
| more for one position. Especially with the amount | | | | start now where you live and get some |
| of media that the mining industry is receiving on | | | | experience. Even if it means driving buses, it's still |
| current affair programs in Australia and New | | | | related to driving trucks. Bus drivers make good |
| Zealand regarding all the money to be made in | | | | dump truck drivers as they have to be safety |
| the industry. It's making it a lot harder finding | | | | conscious during the day which skill is wanted for |
| position, especially unskilled mining jobs and also | | | | dump truck drivers to have. This is the same for |
| finding companies that will take on people with no | | | | people that tell me they have driven a digger a |
| previous mining experience. It's not as easy as it | | | | few times in the past and planned to get a job |
| used to be in entering the mines. More work is | | | | driving a digger on a mine site. Hope you have |
| being mechanically assisted therefore skilled people | | | | good patience as if this is the only experience you |
| are required rather than the old days in the | | | | have your going to be waiting for a while. Those |
| industry when a lot of unskilled positions were | | | | diggers on the mine sites are a lot bigger 150 - |
| available. | | | | 700 tonnes. These positions driving dump trucks |
| Also certain skills and trades are in more demand | | | | and diggers are paid well and the employees |
| than others. Mothers and Fathers reading this | | | | climbing the company ladder will be getting these |
| should take some notes and direct your kid in the | | | | positions before you. |
| right directions when they are planning to leave | | | | It may be easier to find a job with a small sub |
| school and enter the work force or university | | | | contractor company that has work on a mine |
| study. If your kid is not interested in university | | | | site. They may not pay as much as the big mining |
| study and wants to leave school get them into a | | | | companies but they are more likely to hire a |
| training scheme with a company that will give | | | | person in your situation and this way you get that |
| them a trade after a few years that will in return | | | | valuable mining experience. |
| earn them over 100,000 a year and only working | | | | A lot of the time is who you know in the mining |
| two thirds of the year in the mining industry in | | | | industry, if you met the right people and make a |
| Australia. Also university study can be planned and | | | | good connection with them. It's easy to find a job |
| the end result will be more rewarding. Students | | | | any field you like. |
| with a Mining Engineering Degree's are getting | | | | There are three job fields in the mining industry in |
| snapped up quicker than they are being | | | | Australia: |
| graduated. There is an 18% vacancy rate in this | | | | University educated mining jobs. Geologists, mine |
| area and top students are getting sign on | | | | managers etc. Jobs that require university study |
| agreements of up to 10,000 dollars like sporting | | | | as important part of the position. |
| super stars with some of the large mining | | | | Skilled Worked. Mechanics, wielders, Boiler makers, |
| companies in Australia as well as a 100,000 | | | | Drillers, Often requiring a trade or specific training. |
| starting off salary. | | | | Ticket required Jobs. Loader driving jobs, Truck |
| Getting back to relevant experience; Mining | | | | driving, Road trains and dump trucks. Jobs often |
| companies want to hire people that have done | | | | requiring tickets to show you're skilled in driving |
| the particular job back in the cities and are | | | | particular machinery or vehicles. |
| passionate about their job. Its costs a lot hiring a | | | | It sometimes turns into a cache 22 situation. The |
| person, and putting the person through the | | | | companies only want to hire experience people |
| inductions fully paid and then ongoing training, the | | | | but how do you get that experience if they don't |
| last thing they want is the person to quit their job | | | | take new comers to the industry on. Answer; 1) |
| after a few weeks. | | | | Use your friends if you have any that are |
| A lot of people tell me they have an HR and | | | | working in the mines. 2) Some companies run |
| want to drive trucks? But they don't have any | | | | programs in participation with training institutions in |
| experience driving trucks in the city let alone on a | | | | the cities where if selected after a 1hour |
| mine site. Agencies won't even look at your | | | | interview you can do one of there courses and |
| application if you don't have mining experience of | | | | then they help you get a job. These organizations |
| 2-3 years. A lot of their positions are fly in fly out | | | | can charge up to 4000 dollars and some |
| and are filling a vacancy that is important for | | | | applicants have waited 4 months for a position. |
| production to run properly. If production is not | | | | This is very common for the people entering the |
| running efficiently, it's going to costs the company | | | | industry wanting to drive dump trucks. 3) The last |
| money. A lot of the big companies don't have | | | | option is to take up another position in the mines |
| time to train people on the job site any more. | | | | which provides easy and quick access to get that |
| This is the same with people wanting to enter the | | | | "mining experience" that companies want. It may |
| industry as a cleaner on a mining camp. The hiring | | | | not be a position that you want to do for the |
| companies want people are experience in this field | | | | rest of your life, but it's a position that pays wells |
| as its costs them a lot to train people and put | | | | and will open the world to the lucrative mining |
| them through inductions. If people have several | | | | industry. |
| years experience in this field, it shows the | | | | It can be tough finding out want positions that are |
| company they are passionate about this job as | | | | the easiest ways to enter the mining industry in |
| they want people that are going to stay with | | | | Western Australia. They are not well published and |
| them for a long time and are not just using a | | | | it's up to who you know in the mining industry |
| cleaning job in a mining camp to gain a dump | | | | that can fill you with information regarding |
| truck job. This is a big NO for the hiring cleaning | | | | positions that are a good way to get into the |
| companies in the mining industry and they have | | | | industry. |
| tough interview procedures to stop people | | | | |