Labourer
Labourers are in demand within the minerals industry as they are central to operations. They help with construction, repair and maintenance and may perform tasks including:
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Operating machines;
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Assisting workers to extract geological materials, using hand tools and equipment;
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Helping to extract craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators and monitoring equipment operation during the extraction process;
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Supplying equipment or cleaning work areas;
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Collecting geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices;
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Signalling workers to start extraction;
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Repairing automotive and drilling equipment;
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Delivery and set-up of materials, devices and machine parts, using hand tools;
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Loading materials into gas or well hole, or equipment, and
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Dismantling and extracting excavation material and equipment.
Money
All-Rounders: $65,000 - $120,000
Source: www.hays.com.au (July 2008)
Pathways
Entry to this occupation is generally through relevant experience.
