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Old 19-09-2011, 09:20 PM   #391
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i was soooo close to paying them ******, luckily i didnt !
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Old 19-09-2011, 09:24 PM   #392
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I get the impression northpoint would be paying automotive wages not mining wages, could be wrong though.
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Old 19-09-2011, 09:29 PM   #393
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I get the impression northpoint would be paying automotive wages not mining wages, could be wrong though.
nothing to to with the town stealerships totally different...
cant recall what the boys were on when i was there.. but quite a few got to know the drill fitter boys and next thing you know they are drill fitters... as i said its a foot in the door..
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Old 19-09-2011, 09:35 PM   #394
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one of the best drill fitters i know... is a qualified spray painter... clever dude given the right opportunity..
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Old 19-09-2011, 09:52 PM   #395
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hey guys, im interested in getting a job in mining.. I wouldnt mind somewhere WA or in that area. I just finished my plumbing apprenticeship but im not sure where to look for work if I can get in to that area..anybody know of any companies to look at??
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Old 27-09-2011, 05:38 AM   #396
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spent the night on an island just off the WA coast.. up the top of a stacker, oxy torchs, enerpac rams and big sledgehammers belting the pizzle out of stuff.. lols lots of funs they pay me for this...
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Old 27-09-2011, 07:28 AM   #397
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Hot but dry.. very little humidity being close to the equator, Emerald copped the worst of the floodwaters last year..

I lived in Blackwater for 5 years most my holidays were split between Finch hatton gorge near Uengla (speileeng)70km's from Mackay and the Gold Coast...

I was a Ministry leader in a C.O.C christian youth camp in Mackay.
That last line raised an eyebrow
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Actually humidity increases closer to equator. Mackay is more humid then Brisbane, Cairns is more humid then Mackay etc.
Inland is hot but dry. GF grew up in Moranbah and reckons its hot but not muggy.
Years ago I did a stint in Gove , hell on earth with the air so wet it was a struggle to breath when working and your cloths got stained with salts in bands as the sweat ran down , but good $$$$ and I was younger , much younger and losing the 20kg quickly was fine .
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Old 27-09-2011, 07:59 AM   #399
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Side note if you can't drive please don't become an operator , the intake we are getting is ridiculous ...you are required to drive backwards in the dark with poor visability...for 12 hours folks , the bad ones are getting shown the door straight away . Just crazy , we can't train the impossible .
Awesome dry heat here at the bar , love it ..

And has anyone else got lucky ?
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Old 27-09-2011, 08:24 AM   #400
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Nop, im still trying though. Just craving to get back into some sort of machine
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Old 27-09-2011, 09:13 AM   #401
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have a crack with these guys bud......

http://wph.rtrk.com.au/?scid=91787&kw=5181124:17346

send ressy and stay on them with the phone calls...
over WA gotta be in it to win it.....
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Old 27-09-2011, 09:22 AM   #402
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thanks once again man , are they in the mines or civil ? ill give them a go
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Old 27-09-2011, 09:30 AM   #403
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thanks once again man , are they in the mines or civil ? ill give them a go
get on them and touch base.. id say a bit of both... hauling around stock piles of dirt where i am up NW WA...
remember just be keen and yep no problems with point of hire in WA.. (if FIFO paying for your own flights back east)
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Old 27-09-2011, 06:40 PM   #404
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*tips and dirty tricks*....
if youre trying to crack the game for an interstate mines job....
change the address on your resume to a relative or friends in that state...
all of a sudden you are a local and much more attractive than just some numpty from interstate who wants a job in the mines....
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Old 27-09-2011, 06:43 PM   #405
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Side note if you can't drive please don't become an operator , the intake we are getting is ridiculous ...you are required to drive backwards in the dark with poor visability...for 12 hours folks , the bad ones are getting shown the door straight away . Just crazy , we can't train the impossible .
Awesome dry heat here at the bar , love it ..

And has anyone else got lucky ?
Are dump truck drivers "operators"? I assume they would be.
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Old 27-09-2011, 08:59 PM   #406
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*tips and dirty tricks*....
if youre trying to crack the game for an interstate mines job....
change the address on your resume to a relative or friends in that state...
all of a sudden you are a local and much more attractive than just some numpty from interstate who wants a job in the mines....
Im not kidding, but I spoke with my uni "jobshop" today and I told them the difficultly I have been having cracking it just with summer work. My average is well..average, but my CV is very good.

Anyway, I noted that I had a suspicion that its because I am based in VIC. With every knock back I have had I ask what I could have done better, or improve on for next time I apply and guess what, no reply. Mind you everything is done via online applications and its rare I get a reply from anything that isnt generic and automated.

So, I would never expect them to actually say that its because I am in VIC, and everything seems to be in WA/QLD/NT, but I have a hunch they would play it safe and hire local. Which is a PIA, as I clearly state on my cover letter that I am committed to doing what it takes, FIFO etc.

Out of the 4 jobs I have applied for over the summer in VIC I have interviews for two of them....but they are not resources which is what I was hoping to try.

Also I applied for a job with a TAS company, got to the top three for a grad position but didnt get it. I was ok with that, I dont grad to next year anyway, but I asked about summer work. They said no worries, gave me the contact. I email them and they flat out say thanks for showing initiative but we hire internally...contact works at uTas...ah!

Its all very frustrating to say the least, because I know once I have the bit of paper it opens alot of options up. The amount of jobs alerts I get from Rio everyday in my future field makes me sick..Christ id take half the wage just for a start.
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Old 28-09-2011, 02:29 AM   #407
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Are dump truck drivers "operators"? I assume they would be.
Yer damo sure are ,anything you " drive" is an operators job .just got another out of school chick no driving experience ...really struggling , Gunna take a long time to get it , some never do .makes my work place rather dangerous and jobs on the line if anything happens in the current climate of ohs
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Old 28-09-2011, 12:03 PM   #408
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Vanman, Is your mine FIFO ? Seems like a mine to get in fairly easily
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Old 28-09-2011, 05:16 PM   #409
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Vanman where do i apply to get that Job everyones queing up for lol - i drive around in a forklift and think itll b piece a cake- I live in Townsville and fly in fly out kinda roster would suit me best?
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Yer damo sure are ,anything you " drive" is an operators job .just got another out of school chick no driving experience ...really struggling , Gunna take a long time to get it , some never do .makes my work place rather dangerous and jobs on the line if anything happens in the current climate of ohs
Whats she doing?

How do you guys go with driving around at night time when you do night shift? I assume everything has lights?
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Old 28-09-2011, 07:16 PM   #411
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No not fly in fly out though our sister mine " caval ridge " will be 100% fly in / out.
Labor hire is the way in to most these days , generics ,medical , and for a better chance do a large machine ticket , such as rear dump / digger/ dozer etc.

Yer damo some people just can't drive and reverse with mirrors is a key element for a truck driver .backing into the shovel to get a load every cycle should become easier with repetition , but some just never get it .oh and yes everything has hids ,lighting plants etc .
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Got my underground interview Tuesday. to go permanent at the site im working labour hire for. 50 interviews for just 10 positions. As far as i know im the only one currently working on site in that 50 and ive been doing stores here for almost 6 months.its for inexperienced workers but im hoping my onsite experience in stores like knowing whats used on site and the slang names for some equipment. I keep thinking there is going to be something holding me back though. like my age (24) as most operators seem few years older..
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Old 30-09-2011, 08:59 AM   #413
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wish our gear had HID's can barely see with the lights we got lol
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Seems like the gravel scratchers have taken over this thread,
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Got my underground interview Tuesday. to go permanent at the site im working labour hire for. 50 interviews for just 10 positions. As far as i know im the only one currently working on site in that 50 and ive been doing stores here for almost 6 months.its for inexperienced workers but im hoping my onsite experience in stores like knowing whats used on site and the slang names for some equipment. I keep thinking there is going to be something holding me back though. like my age (24) as most operators seem few years older..
goodluck with the job.. should be all sweet if youre onsite and already filling the position..
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MX riders? Wut?
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A gravel scratcher is a what those of us who work underground call opencut workers.
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I haven't read the whole thread, but read the first few pages and the last few. Has anyone covered CVs? The way a CV is formatted and the information included is very important. There are companies out there who specialise in helping people with their CVs to get into mining and offshore positions.

Try and get hold of someone in an HR department and see what they look for when they are glancing over CVs.
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I haven't read the whole thread, but read the first few pages and the last few. Has anyone covered CVs? The way a CV is formatted and the information included is very important. There are companies out there who specialise in helping people with their CVs to get into mining and offshore positions.

Try and get hold of someone in an HR department and see what they look for when they are glancing over CVs.
they look for age , experience , no bull SH selling yourself , and most importantly , your name, to see if it is related to anyone else .OR A TIP FROM MANAGEMENT LOL .
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Had my interview today. Think it went pretty good. 31 showed up for at least 10 positions. Up to 20 could be hired from the group.
Hope to find out by end of week.
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