Mining SHUTDOWN - What The? Great Mining Job Opportunities | Life With A Fly-in Fly-out Worker
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- G’day
Have you ever heard about mining shutdowns and wondered what exactly happens? Maybe you’ve seen a job application online for a shutdown worker?
I’ve had a lot of YOU message and email asking what’s going on with all the mining shutdown’s, so I’m here to lay it out.
In this vid I’m going to run you through what exactly happens with a mining shutdown.
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Keithy
Good video. The oil and gas industry do the same thing every 4 or 5 years where the plant is shutdown, isolated and gas-freed to allow all vessels, reactors and other major pieces of equipment to be inspected, cleaned or repaired. A typical shutdown, or “turnaround” can take 4 to 6 weeks, employing many contractors of many different disciplines, (scaffolders, fitters, sparkies, boiler makers/welders etc). Site personnel numbers can swell to many hundreds, which takes a lot of hard work and planning for everything to go safely and efficiently. If you are a passionate tradie and have a exceptional work ethic with a strong focus on safety, working the shutdowns can be very rewarding, and can also lead to a foot in the door for full time employment.
That’s great to hear mate, it’s good to have some oil and gas input 😁 that’s a decent time between shutdowns, I guess it would be a massive job shutting down the gas plants, and less abrasive on the equipment?
Thanks mate...just found your videos.Here from the UK working as a HR driver and crane driver back on the containers ports before.Hoping to get on some shutdowns following this and then eventually into driving or something that takes my pull.
Another great video Keithy. You should approach some of the contractors for sponsorships.
Thanks mate! I appreciate your kind words!
Maybe one day I’ll hit them up 😂
Interesting stuff. Do you come across older workers say in their 40's starting off doing trainee in belt splicing or tyre fitting? Are there 'general hands' type of workers employed in shutdowns?
Absolutely mate. Age is only a number. If you’re fit and able to do the job, you’re employable. There’s work for belt teams, as well as general hands everywhere, especially during shutdowns.
Cheers Keithy
Hey Keithy. Love the vids very informative. Can you explain what happens to the current swing that is on when the shutdown happens truck drivers, boggers, jumbo, nipper crews? Is their pay reduced ? Do they get sent home?
Good question mate!
No they don’t get reduced pay or sent home. There’s always work to be done in the mine, so they’ll often have earthmoving jobs in other areas on site (such as tailings dams, road maintenance, machine maintenance and extra training). It’s the perfect time to play catch up!
Great video cheers 🤙
Love your videos man keep it up
Thanks heaps Andrew 👍
I'm kalumba Kennedy I'm in Zambia looking for job as a drill rig operator long hole machine and jumbo
Good luck mate! Have you been searching for roles as yet?
Hey Mate thanks for all the useful videos, just been offered work out in Australia on the shut downs to get experience, hoping to get out in January how much can your earn a week/month as a fitter
G’day and thanks Daniel 👍🏻
Shutdowns are a great way to get in the door in the mines. Good work! As a fitter doing contract work I can’t be too specific as they vary, but you’d be earning easily over $1k per week. Most definitely a better question for your employer.
G'day mate! I've just accidentally came to your video cause I was preparing working holiday in Aussie. Then I saw some difficulties about hearing or understanding radio english in mining.
Literally I can't understand the words, pronunciation and also the situation. Can you get some advice or examples?
G’day mate, good to hear from you 👍🏻
It can be difficult to understand Australian English, however, it does grow on you! Over time you will learn the Aussie slang (shortcut) words!
The best advice I can give would be to watch some videos on UA-cam with “slang” in it, and you’ll find the way through it. There’s also no trouble is asking us to repeat ourselves 🤣
Hi mate, what do boilermakers do on shutdown work? Is it hard to do? Thanks.
G’day mate, on a shutdown the plant and machinery are essentially “having a break”, so things can be rebuilt or repaired. As a boily you’d be hanging off a welder repairing things, essentially getting a heap of patch up jobs to do while the fitters pull things to bits.
@@Keithy_W Thanks mate for your insight. I'm a bit nervous as next week will be my first swing. I heard that we don't need to worry about lacking experience in shutdown as what we will be doing is overplating and minor repairs welding. 😵💫
You’ve nailed it! It will be a different environment, and that’s what shutdown life is all about - each site is different and interesting.
@@agaprimasto How was your first swing? I start in a couple weeks.
@@DEATHTOTHESHITTERShowd you go? And how is it going?
Gday bro just wondering if scaffolding is a good job in the mines like how easy the job is to get and if if it’s decent pay etc. And do mines need them constantly or just during shutdowns? Thanks mate👍
G’day mate
Scaffolding is a team job. There is always work for scaffolders, 90% of it is during shutdowns. It’s not often used or required when a plant or machine is operating.
I can’t comment on the pay for a scaffolder, but I’d imagine it to be “good” without being “life changing”!
@@Keithy_W cheers man mines are a great way to get a head start at my age👍👍
Yes shuts are the best way to get foot in the door, tasks of alsorts , and proving engineering knobs wrong when stuff don't work is the best ..
What contracting companies typically do the shutdowns for the mine you're at Keithy?
There’s heaps mate… just google mining contract work and there will be heaps come up!
@@Keithy_Wwould it be difficult to get out with no experience
If you have the aptitude and can meet their criteria, you can get in to any job mate!
is it possible to foreiner to get job in mining ......HAVING a masters degree in australian uni.???
It depends on what masters degree you have. If it’s relevant to the job, I’m sure it is possible
Are you a “rigger” ?
No mate, I’m not.