Frequently Asked Questions

We run an entry level program every year based out of our workshops (Tomago and Mackay), giving new starters the tools and experience to become competent underground mine operators and fitters. We've found this program to be a great way to upskill our industry, providing local jobs and career opportunities in the communities in which we operate.

We recommend you keep your details updated in our system HERE, send through your CV and any updates to recruitment@bisindustries.com. 

We run an entry level program every year based out of our workshops (Tomago and Mackay), giving new starters the tools and experience to become competent underground mine operators and fitters.

We recommend you keep your details updated in our system HERE, send through your CV and any updates to recruitment@bisindustries.com. 

Our apprentices must be 18 or older. 

When applying for a role, be transparent with the recruitment team about your visa conditions and when you are planning to do your specified work. This way if you are successful, we can find a way to accommodate these requirements. 

Due to restrictions on the number of hours you can work on a Student Visa (Subclass 500), you may be limited in your choice of roles. Check the job description if the role is right for you and be transparent with the recruitment team about your commitments. This way if you are successful, we can find a way to accommodate these requirements. 

Each country has different standards when it comes to qualifications. Depending on the qualification, we require the necessary evidence or a Verification of Competency (VOC) process to be completed.

To work Underground, dependent on the role you are interested in will determine what licenses and /or tickets you will need. These we will either expect for you to already have or in some instances we will assist in you obtaining these while on the job.

As employees progress through each stage of our process, they will be required to complete (as a minimum) a phone screen, interview, reference checks, medical, drug and alcohol screening.  Other requirements could include a Coal Board Medical (if you are going underground) and site-specific testing, national police checks inductions and respiratory testing.

Yes! We have many employees with relevant experience that change industries to work in the mining sector. Of course, knowing the industry does have its benefits. Industries with transferrable skills include logistics, agriculture, aviation and marine.

Bis has training resources to assist with inductions, on the job training and ongoing upskilling of our employees. We value development and want to ensure we have a capable workforce to deliver high quality products/performance/service to our customers.

FIFO stands for fly-in-fly-out. DIDO stands for drive-in-drive-out. Residential workers typically live near the operation.

If you're a FIFO worker, you can live a long distance from the site but will need to travel to a connecting airport.

DIDO or residential workers generally live within a half a day's drive of the work site and they may travel in their own car and stay for a period of time.

• D/N or Rotating Roster - An equal amount of day & night shifts
• Ex - Means where paid flights leave from. If it's Ex Brisbane, you will need to make your way to Brisbane airport.
• Exp Req – Experience Required
• Retention Bonus – A bonus rate paid on top of your base rate for a certain period of time if applicable.
• Swing – Same as a roster.
• Flat rate to base rate
  • A flat rate is an incorporated rate which includes can include allowances, penalty rates, loadings etc.
  • Base rate is the lowest hourly rate you will be paid, penalties, loadings, allowances are all paid on top.

We run workshops that are not all located on mine sites and only run day and afternoon shifts (finishes before 12). The majority of our workshop flat rates do not include shift loadings or penalty rates for over time work and as such will be paid in addition to.

Rosters are governed by contractual requirements and operational demands, so requests will be considered, but may be difficult to accommodate. 

We have a range of shift durations, from 7.6 hour days to 12 hour days, this is dependent on the roster you are on and the location/position you are employed in.

If you have applied through a job ad or via recruitment@bisindustries.com, you will receive a confirmation and if you have sent your CV via our website you will receive a confirmation message. 

From here, one of our recruitment advisors will pre-screen your application or CV and contact you if you are suitable

Depending on the role and availability, 1-4 weeks is usually sufficient time to complete all the interviews and relevant checks, depending on the role.

Yes, please keep your details up to date HERE, by submitting your application or getting in touch with the team via recruitment@bisindustries.com.

Contact our recruitment team via our website, by email recruitment@Bisindustries.com   or phone number 1300 226 810 which is available during business hours (Sydney time).

Contact our recruitment team via our website, by email recruitment@Bisindustries.com  or phone number +61 8 9202 5811 (Choose Option 1) which is available during business hours (Perth time).