Thread: Mines employment

Kinda missed the boat by 10 years,I get lots of emails,text's calls from people chasing work,so does Tracey as she works in HR.I'm getting out after 15 years and going into Nursing. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Kinda missed the boat by 10 years,I get lots of emails,text's calls from people chasing work,so does Tracey as she works in HR.I'm getting out after 15 years and going into Nursing. Pat

Thanks Pat. Worth a shot.

I've got 2 mates that work FIFO and have done for over 5 years who are both coming to the ends of their contracts and have been unable to secure a new one from FNQ right across to WA, so all the best to him, but it's not as easy as it was a few years back.

Originally Posted by bacicat

I've got 2 mates that work FIFO and have done for over 5 years who are both coming to the ends of their contracts and have been unable to secure a new one from FNQ right across to WA, so all the best to him, but it's not as easy as it was a few years back.

Thanks to you also. I guess he needs to learn to speak Chinese?

Originally Posted by snowbound

Thanks to you also. I guess he needs to learn to speak Chinese?

why not, Chinese is a large economic force on the planet just like English is.

add to that bilingual ads a new dimension to your thinking.

its a fact that's not going to change

Suggest that your son register with some of the relevant labour hire companies that service the mining sector. I have heard locally that exploration is picking up again, particularly in gold mining (though there still seems to be plenty of drill rigs parked up around Kalgoorlie).

Some skills / trades seem to be in more demand than others. A mate of mine is the general manager of a labour hire / recruitment company. He has been looking for an experienced diesel fitter / heavy duty mechanic for a field service position for one of his Kalgoorlie based clients for a while now with little success. Has been asking if my young bloke (who is a diesel fitter) if he is interested in the position or knows of anyone else suitable. But according to the young bloke, all of the "good" diesel fitters have site based positions on a good roster and good pay, and there's little interest at the moment in town based "field service" type positions.

There's a few new mines opening up over here at the moment (or old ones re-opening under new ownership). Iron ore is buggered and nickel is struggling, but gold and a couple of others are doing better. I've recently been working on a titanium project that might turn into something worthwhile in the not too distant future - and it's only a matter of time now before at least a couple of uranium mines open up over this way.

Snowbound,check your PM's. Pat

Originally Posted by 85 county

why not, Chinese is a large economic force on the planet just like English is.

add to that bilingual ads a new dimension to your thinking.

its a fact that's not going to change

Hen dui. Wo xihuan zhongwen!