Jump to content
SAU Community

Drillers Offsider

farris

By farris,
in WA Wasteland

 Share

Recommended Posts

farris Collaborator

farris

Posted
Posted

Ok I have just been offered a drillers offsider position and I can choice either surface or underground.

Just wondering if anyone here has any experience in the drilling industry.

Both positions are fifo, 2 and 1 roster and pretty similar pay. (underground slightly more)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/357567-drillers-offsider/
Share on other sites
t_revz Grand Master

t_revz

Posted
Posted

i had this a few years ago(not with drilling). experienced in open cut and thought about u/g but thought for only $2 difference why go down.they preferred i stuck with open cut anyway. from what ive seen it looks like a very phsyical job and you would sleep well at night. what sites are available?

farris Collaborator

farris

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Yeah dont worry I don't make big decisions from info on the net lol, after speaking to people that work underground seems if your with the right company at the right site its well worth it but as I am unsure where I would be located id prefer to stay on the surface.

  • 4 months later...
  • 2 weeks later...
farris Collaborator

farris

Posted
  • Author
Posted

i work underground, what sort of offsider? we talking nipper or diamond drill offsider?

Diamond drilling mate. Eventually went underground and loved it but had a run in with supervisor lol.... now Im on the surface with another company. Would like to go back underground but as a nipper/truckie, as diamond drilling is crap haha

What site you at?

  • 1 month later...
meat Collaborator

meat

Posted
Posted

Aren't we all.

I missus' dad and mum both work in the resource industry

Mum is at perth mint gold refinery

And the dad is up on some three rivers site.

Only reason I haven't been able to work up there is due to not having any of the needed qualifications.

t_revz Grand Master

t_revz

Posted
Posted

is it possible to get a job on the mines without HR licence?? really keen to earn some decent coin

depends what you wanna do. if you want to drive trucks then prob not. but if your on the tools/driller etc then you should be ok. some places will organise cops to come to site when they have a group of people who need HR. maybe get HR learners permit to show your interested?

 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I refer you to this thread on PF, by someone who knows what he's doing. Paints a good picture of the humble AD09.
    • Duncan
      Lock up the old for sale / wtb threads.

      By Duncan · Posted

      Ha, I've never pressed the X in all these years incase it removed the notification for all Admins
    • Duncan
      Blue/grey smoke after idle

      By Duncan · Posted

      I don't know, I've never done it that way, but 1. While it is an interference engine, there is still clearance between the valves and the piston at all points in the regular timing cycle 2. There is not a lot of distance before you can't catch the top of the valve stem any more I don't know if 2 is greater or less than 1. But 3. If it doesn't work out you are f**ked, engine is coming out to disassemble so it is a big bet.
    • Duncan
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By Duncan · Posted

      Semi slicks are horrible for road use, just use a high performance road tyre unless you really need the maximum grip. Noisy, unpredictable (amazing, until they are not), expensive due to very high wear and not good in cold and particular wet. And yes, it is a thing to store cars on stands instead of tyres if you know they are going to be parked up long term.....but who ever realises that a short park is going to stretch into years before it is out again!
    • MBS206
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By MBS206 · Posted

      I know in Australia you'll definitely get above 30c. Parked in the shade in Summer you'll be above that. 😛 But in cooler climates, you might get that warm driving on the highway for a bit, but you'd never get to full heat temp. I'll try and find some of my historical tyre temps between Aus summer and winter (be aware immin the warmer area of Aus too.)
×
×
  • Create New...