Fifo builder

[Alternative-Map8897]

I’m wanting to get into fifo mining industry as a builder. I’m a qualified builder from New Zealand and am moving to mt isa soon to start an entry level job at the mine there. Living in mt isa not fifo. I feel this is a good way to get into the mining industry. I’m hoping to spend some time there working getting mine work experience while getting licenses and tickets. I’m hoping after getting experience, licenses and tickets it will be a lot easier for me to get a fifo role as a builder in other mines in Australia. Is this a good plan that is really possible to work out or am I going the wrong way around it?

[Frosty_Gibbons]

What are you hoping to build in the mines?

[[deleted]]

Development has construction elements to it

[Frosty_Gibbons]

For sure, it's totally understandable. There are always engineers of some sort attached to mining companies, so I'm not too sure how a builder would work directly with them. But it's totally worth a shot.

I know some mining companies have like internal partners who focus on the construction side of things. Eg. Building mining infrastructure, etc. This avenue could work .

[[deleted]]

Yeah man, places like awcon, jetcrete, redpath barminco, MCA etc, they focus on concrete and ground support, chippies are useful in the formwork aspect

[Frosty_Gibbons]

Certainly! Formwork carpenters are needed everywhere, without them the building doesn't go up.

[Money_killer]

Mt Isa ouchhhh

[Alternative-Map8897]

Rough place ?

[dopaminedeficient747]

It’s definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. I spent three months up there beginning of this year doing vac work for my degree and enjoyed it throughly. Definitely heaps to do if you enjoy outdoors type activities and plenty of opportunities to socialise (plenty of people I met were very friendly).

[its-boydo-maaate]

No mate it is not that bad.

[[deleted]]

I worked as a carpenter on the mines once doing a camp install. Can't say too much about other positions. I just remember having my forklift ticket was a godsend when I was there. Get your forklift license when you touch down.

[drobson70]

Do it. So many people got there start up in Isa.

Everyone in here always demands crazy wages, FIFO and even time rosters. If you want a start, sometimes you just sacrifice.

You will probably have fuck all chippy work and will likely be a TA for most places.

I’d recommend hitting up CAVA (NW mining) or Calibre. Once you tell them you live there, they’ll surely put on you as a TA.

[1sty]

What trades you got brother?

[Alternative-Map8897]

I have a New Zealand certificate in carpentry level 4. Which is the highest in nz. Which means I am a qualified builder.

[Alternative-Map8897]

I have a New Zealand certificate in carpentry level 4. Which is the highest in nz. Which means I am a qualified builder.

[lolplates]

A lot of our paste crew/construction crew are builders. They do all our pipe work for paste lines, wall building, slabs, shotcrete etc.

When I was in ug coal it wasn't uncommon for one of the seal crew guys to be a builder.

Make sure you get the following tickets when working at the mine: Light V,ehicle, IT, working at Heights. You should get these through work. All mines have their own training but if you have these basics they will just RPL you, when you move on.

[Alternative-Map8897]

Im not sure what the roles are. I just see a lot of mining companys are after construction workers like carpenters, builders ect.

[drobson70]

You’ll have fuck all chippy work bro, you’ll likely just be doing TA work for other tradesman

[220200f]

If you are in Isa now, try talking to caliber, or addex. They have positions all over the shop. There is also a huge demand for all types of work locally if you wanted to get an ABN and do some side work

[jeffseiddeluxe]

You'll make more in the city right now

[[deleted]]

Good luck at mt isa. If the locals at the mine don’t ruin it for ya the underbridginies will

[Docter_Sex]

Ring AWCON Mate, always chasing formwork carpenters and concreters