How To GET A JOB In The Mines | Life with a FIFO worker

G’day, thanks for watching.

In this video I put forward some ideas and opinions on getting yourself into the mining industry.

If you have any thoughts or comments to add, feel free to comment below, or you can chat with me at @chillingwithkeithy on Facebook, and @keithy_wager on Instagram.

#fifo #miningaustralia #jobtips

Cheers
Keithy

[jacobday]

I love how much you emphasised doing the right thing by your mate. If someone sticks their neck out for you there's no point screwing them over.

[anthonycarstairs]

Hey Keithy, I'm always watching hahaha. Persistence, hard work, and always rocking up to do you job and doing with passion will get you places. The hard days of working as a shutdown contractors was awesome but some of the dirtiest and hardest work you can think of. So glad I could be apart of your travels in life mate.

Keep up the always awesome work and great video content.

[tidlywinks]

Im convinced its a rigged system. Ive been told twice by mining HR Reps (not on the record) that i need to be a woman or Aboriginal. Ive been trying for 12 years since and have more tickets than a roll of toilet paper. Ill keep trying but i still think the recruitment process is unfair to all that apply.

[Jake-nzqw]

Great advice man, looking at relocating to QLD in the coming months

[Deano-JG]

Hi keith it took me 4 years of persistent applying for dump truck traineeship, i finally got one and i have been driving trucks at a open cut in nsw for nearly 3 months now. My advice for people who want a job is dont give up on applying

[lukechapman]

Apply directly through the mining company for entry level positions in underground, if you have a manual car licence can pass a medical an a national police check then that's a lot of what you need.

[jclaneva]

I’ve been researching for some time in mining jobs. My kids are in Oz so am contemplating making the move from NZ to be closer to them but still want my freedom. I work in the health industry here but definitely been looking for another change. Have always wanted to drive trucks so gonna enrol myself into a course and get the ball rolling. Thanks for sharing this vid… has been really helpful.

[maxdaniels]

Heya mate, cheers for the advice. Great to get a bit of an insight into the life of someone like yourself when considering FIFO work 👍

[williammonk]

What a brilliant video thank you for posting! I’ve just sent you a message on Facebook think it was to long to post on here all the best Will 👍

[raymondnecke]

G'day Keithy, Just finished my S11, Haul truck, Moxy & water cart . just started sending out my resumes and looking for something in the bowen basin, fingers crossed eh ....

[sasquatch]

I recently recruited a newly found Gold Mine, and amazingly on my Ancestral Family Land (Im Native American) I love working here, I’d like to think of it as like My Land is providing for my family and me.

[JohnWick-lcsi]

I have experience in underground dump truck and bogger what is the chances i will get a job in surface dump truck job? Thanks.

[BasedinReality]

I’m heading out to Moomba tomorrow as a contractor truck driver. (Not the best gig if I’m honest) but im hoping to meet people out there and make some good connections which can lead to something better.
I’d love to get into the road trains or water carts eventually.

[maxhugen]

Good video mate! From a retired "desk jockey" (computer programmer). 😎 🇦🇺

[connorhewitt]

Im 19 living in the uk but have been looking into this line of work for a while but have no idea about how to get into it, any tips on how i could get my foot in the door so to speak since i live overseas?

[johnsonmbando]

Hi Keith,
My name is Johnson John -earth moving equipment operator,
I had a dream to come over in perth for job, but i stucked, i didn't know where to start, so your expression worth much to me.

[dipzongsdipsong]

Love your video I’m new in Western Australia, just got here from Africa, I have interest in working in the mining industry, have applied to few ones on seek but I still need Austraila drivers license which seems like an issue now

[gustipangestumahardhika]

Hey Keith, i hope you doing well. I'm an environmental engineer graduate from Indonesia and about to move to Perth this july with visa 462. I wonder what are the licenses that i need to have to land my first job in mining fifo?

[mdchookfarmer]

Hey mate thanks for the vid. What brand are those socks you love?

[blakefisher]

Hey mate
looking to get into the mines and get into the shotfiring field any advise on tickets or courses that are necessary thanks mate