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It's 3:30 am Waking up to the sound of birds flying through the sparkling iron ore dust  I yawn and contemplate another twelve hours of mental endurance patching up a ever delapitaing iron ore plant.  Dressed in bright hi viz I make my way to the dry mess for breakfast, happily guzzling down the food that has been prepared for me it does cross my mind as to how many days ago that glowing Apple was picked and " I'm sure I've seen that egg before"  Ten minutes later after a drug test and alcohol test I'm ready to head to site and walk flossy for as long as possible safe in the knowledge that saftey comes first and I definitely won't be harassed or bullied at work.  Upon completing the 12 hour shift I am often treated to a free excursion around the Pilbarra on a coach with my colleagues who do so love to take in the ore inspiring views (no pun intended).    Finally after scrubbing any iron ore from the inside of my eyelids I don my hi viz pyjamas and fall into a gentle slumber happy in the knowledge that I have contributed to the supply of some quality iron ore to some far away place somewhere I can't imagine.   My favourite part of the FIFO experience is leaving ..... That's because not only do I get to keep my hi viz outfit on all the way back to My front door but Additionally I have so many good memories to share with my wife and kids.   Finally and the reason I went in the first place is the remuneration and that's what makes it worth it ..... For example I was away from my family for a week or 168 hours (not including the four hour round trip to get to and from airport) and I earned a generous 2200$ after tax ........ Thank you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Consistent work,sometimes luckily get connected, nothing personally, recruitment is awful, don't respect experienced always in thirst for back packers , 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Supervisors are arrogant and not knowledgeable, feels superior not all of them but in general ,should have a sense of inclusion, some are very racist, honestly I don't believe 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Consistent work, just do the job who cares ,

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Pre start will recommend something but in reality it's different you get to know

After many years in construction up nort I took opportunity to work for them just to keep myself busy. But I have chosen the worst company probably. This company is a joke with strange policies and culture. Apsolutely disgraceful, need to wear PPE on way home, what for? This is my time I am not paid for it and choice of clothing is my personal thing. Also rate $40 for trade person is apsolutely unacceptable. Any labour hire company in Perth will pay you $36 for local work. Unfortunately due to mining downturn we are forced to do any job to survive. And those guys know it and use us to get bigger profit and own benefits.

Travel in your own time between village and site, sometimes forced to work through lunch or wait til 430, no toilets provided or vehicle to get to one, one crib room for dozens of people so people standing when you do get a break, organization of flights and transfers between shuts a shambles but they will harrass you hard if you leave crib room without safety glasses on even when its not a site rule. The shutdown managers never even introduced themselves.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working ar dfferent mine sites equals exposure to multicultural environment and skills development.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Australian mumbling slangs conversation.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great. Its where people from different places meet at one mine site.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Relax. But when the going gets tough, the tough gets you going.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some good people amongst the crew

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxicity, cancelled flights with no notice, expected to drop and run when they demand, lack of communication from top to bottom.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic with zero accountability

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful due to lack of communication and/or understanding of operational requirements.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexibility of work and the great people at the company. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
time constraint's put onto you by the clients that we work for

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Excellent team members and upper management is great also

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
12hrs of work then rest and sleep

Not a company that values loyalty or respect they run on bullying fear tactics and strive to keep the work force on edge .
They mould new perspective supervisors to treat everyone with disdain and groom those who like to rat and snitch on everyone else.
Safety is not a concern and all injuries will tried to be covered up before the client is aware, under reporting is rife.

Treated like a child,  terrible pay for tradie, wear PPE to and from work looking like a filthy worker at the airport. Transported around the Pilbara in a coach from one shudown to the next, sleeping in a chair for a 10 hour break on the way to the next shut. Hot bed or two up in a donger...  Centre Link you can keep it.

Great company to work for. Predominantly casual employment only with no rosters. So you can work as much as you like or as little as you like scheduling your rnr and the planners working around your time off. Plenty of work to the point where you may need to decline shutdowns because your monthly schedule is fully booked out

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Fitter 4 salaries reported	$66.77 per hour
Boilermaker 5 salaries reported	$67.02 per hour
Electrician 11 salaries reported	$79.60 per hour
Mechanic 4 salaries reported	$100,500 per year
Welder 2 salaries reported	$68.00 per hour

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