Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Oh yeah for sure, after the apprenticeship the money can and normal is huge. With the shortage within the skilled building trade anyone is going to make good money. Just look at what plumber’s and sparkies charge out an hour!!

I mean the money during the apprenticeship is crap, like first year is something like $220 gross?

Common sense says I live on the Sunshine Coast, should get trade qualified to fall back on, but such a small wage to start with would be a killer.

Start as an offsider..they get paid decently as in enough to get by on, like 500 a week clear then after a while ask for an apprenticeship and often they will keep you on the same wage

Oh yeah for sure, after the apprenticeship the money can and normal is huge. With the shortage within the skilled building trade anyone is going to make good money. Just look at what plumber’s and sparkies charge out an hour!!

I mean the money during the apprenticeship is crap, like first year is something like $220 gross?

Common sense says I live on the Sunshine Coast, should get trade qualified to fall back on, but such a small wage to start with would be a killer.

this is the exact reason i didnt do a mechanics apprenticeship

Start as an offsider..they get paid decently as in enough to get by on, like 500 a week clear then after a while ask for an apprenticeship and often they will keep you on the same wage

The thing is though, even with the skill shortage, it’s hard even getting just the apprenticeship.

A mate of mine has been looking for 3 months for a building/chippy one with no luck at all, and i'm on all the norm job sites every day :blush:

Should just move to Brisbane and be done with it, Sunshine Coast just sucks too much bum with no options.

The thing is though, even with the skill shortage, it’s hard even getting just the apprenticeship.

A mate of mine has been looking for 3 months for a building/chippy one with no luck at all, and i'm on all the norm job sites every day :blush:

Should just move to Brisbane and be done with it, Sunshine Coast just sucks too much bum with no options.

Yeah I guess the sunny coast would be a bit more limited in its options

Every one stop talking about changing jobs I keep getting the urge to throw in my career and go get an operators ticket lol

The thing is though, even with the skill shortage, it’s hard even getting just the apprenticeship.

A mate of mine has been looking for 3 months for a building/chippy one with no luck at all, and i'm on all the norm job sites every day :blush:

Should just move to Brisbane and be done with it, Sunshine Coast just sucks too much bum with no options.

I spent 8 years on the sunny coast and you are correct. It sucks arse from an emplyment standpoint. The f**kers expect you to work there and be happy with very little merely for the privelage of living there. Faaark that.

Only driven by two wheels...they just happen to attach to tracks ha ha

Excavators are also cool but I have never driven one of them...I used to play on our bulldozer on the farm all the time hence my love for them!

Two mates and myself through this idea around, of getting the HR? license to drive the mining trucks and what not, but it kept coming to dead end, even with the right qualifications, it seems like you only get employed if you know someone, or the jobs that are advertised require Xyears experience.

Yeah I guess the sunny coast would be a bit more limited in its options

Every one stop talking about changing jobs I keep getting the urge to throw in my career and go get an operators ticket lol

ive always wanted be a plant operator aswell, and it would be so much easier to make huge pushie jumps.

Two mates and myself through this idea around, of getting the HR? license to drive the mining trucks and what not, but it kept coming to dead end, even with the right qualifications, it seems like you only get employed if you know someone, or the jobs that are advertised require Xyears experience.

this is true...I have a mate who works in kalgoorlie...I also have acess to my own machine (Not sure if it would stand up to all day every day use) so in theory I could have two options open to me

I spent 8 years on the sunny coast and you are correct. It sucks arse from an emplyment standpoint. The f**kers expect you to work there and be happy with very little merely for the privelage of living there. Faaark that.

It’s a total joke, the living expense is one of the highest along side some of the lowest paid jobs.

privilege of living is such a total load of shit, as you know it’s dead set boring!

this is true...I have a mate who works in kalgoorlie...I also have acess to my own machine (Not sure if it would stand up to all day every day use) so in theory I could have two options open to me

Yeah without a doubt, your much more appealing to an employer, plus you know someone who can vouch for you in person. Damn mining industry crap, bullshit they have a shortage they just don’t hire outside of people already working there.

Yeah without a doubt, your much more appealing to an employer, plus you know someone who can vouch for you in person. Damn mining industry crap, bullshit they have a shortage they just don’t hire outside of people already working there.

some times you can be lucky..especially in the more remote places...qld is harder to get into cause as far as mining goes they are pretty close to where the action is

1184.jpg

Here is the same model as our bulldozer on the farm...my brother and I used to put mad holes in things with that back in the day ha ha...made good tracks for the XF falcon to burn around on too ha ha

some times you can be lucky..especially in the more remote places...qld is harder to get into cause as far as mining goes they are pretty close to where the action is

True, i did a bit of a google search for jobs with not too much luck. I keep an eye on seek and just search Aus wide. Any sites off the top of your head worth looking at?

1184.jpg

Here is the same model as our bulldozer on the farm...my brother and I used to put mad holes in things with that back in the day ha ha...made good tracks for the XF falcon to burn around on too ha ha

HAHA, thats a rig! Drive it to the pub :blush:

True, i did a bit of a google search for jobs with not too much luck. I keep an eye on seek and just search Aus wide. Any sites off the top of your head worth looking at?

I will ask my mate for ya

some times you can be lucky..especially in the more remote places...qld is harder to get into cause as far as mining goes they are pretty close to where the action is

and you'll know u'll have work for a looong time aswell, theres just soo much coal up north its not funny!

True, i did a bit of a google search for jobs with not too much luck. I keep an eye on seek and just search Aus wide. Any sites off the top of your head worth looking at?

may be an idea to contact mining organisations directly.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • It would be different if the sealant hadn't started to peel up with gaps in the glue about ~6cm and bigger in some areas. I would much prefer not having to do the work take them off the car . However, the filler the owner put in the roof rack mount cavities has shrunk and begun to crack on the rail delete panels. I cant trust that to hold off moisture ingress especially where I live. Not only that but I have faded paint on as well as on either side of these panels, so they would need to come off to give the roofline a proper respray. My goal is to get in there and put a healthy amount of epoxy instead of panel filler/bog and potentially skin with carbon fiber. I have 2 spare rolls from an old motorcycle fairing project from a few years back and I think it'd be a nice touch on a black stag.  I've seen some threads where people replace their roof rack delete with a welded in sheet metal part. But has anyone re-worked the roof rails themselves? It seems like there is a lot of volume there to add in some threads and maybe a keyway for a quick(er) release roof rack system. Not afraid to mill something out if I have to. It would be cool to have a cross bar only setup. That way I can keep the sleek roofline that would accept a couple bolts to gain back that extra utility  3D print some snazzy covers to hide the threaded section to be thorough and keep things covered when not using the rack. 
    • Probably not. A workshop grade scantool is my go to for proper Consult interrogation. Any workshop grade tool should do it. Just go to a workshop.
    • In my head it does make sense to be a fuel problem since that is what I touched when cleaning the system. When I was testing with the fuel pressure gauge, the pressure was constantly 2.5 bar with the FPR vacuum removed. When stalling, the pressure was going up to 3.0 bar (which is how it should be on ignition).
    • ECUtalk pages don't mention they support the ABS computer (consult port has more than one CAN), so you might just need a different scan tool. But, I would expect ABS is a different light to the brake warning/handbrake light, do you see an ABS light come on for a few seconds when you turn the key from ACC to IGN? But since you said: I'd have a look at the ABS sensors in the rear hubs to make sure they are not damaged, disconnected etc.
    • OK, if it idles at 1000+ with the AAC, its not an idle airflow problem. The cold start valve just gives extra air when the engine is cold, but you have enough air without it to idle at 1000. I think you are back to a fuel problem, sorry. Can you see the fuel pressure staying constant or does it drop as the revs drop to a stall?  
×
×
  • Create New...