Overview
Drillers Offsider (Assistant) | FIFO from Perth | Entry Level Career Pathway
Join our 2025 Driller's Offsider Traineeship in-take. This entry level role is designed to build the next generation of Drillers, Supervisors and Ops Managers through on-the-job training on active Reverse Circulation or Diamond rigs. The role will take you across Western Australia’s Pilbara and Goldfields regions, where you will learn new skills, build life-long friendships, and earn while you learn as an entry-level Drillers Offsider (Drillers Assistant / Trainee Driller).
Note: This role is physically demanding and requires commitment to training and long shifts in a FIFO environment. Applicants must be an Australian Citizen or hold Australian Permanent Residency.
Responsibilities
- Listen to the Driller and follow their guidance
- Conduct daily pre-start equipment checks
- Complete safety paperwork and processes
- Assist with routine rig, machine, equipment and tool maintenance and cleaning
- Load and unload heavy vehicles
- Assist in set up, dismantle and move rigs and related equipment
- Manual handling of drill rods, sample bags, core trays, etc.
- Other duties as required
What stands out
- Background in a labour-intensive role (e.g., concreting, farming, plumbing, bricklaying, general labour)
- Any previous FIFO mining experience in any role
- Preferred licences and training: HR-B Driver’s Licence (preferred), 4WD, Fire Attack Training, First Aid
To be successful, you must have and provide
- Manual C Class Unrestricted Licence with no restrictions
- Currently reside in or relocate to Western Australia
- Ability to pass a pre-employment medical
- Clean Police Record from within the last 3 months
- Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency
- Be willing to put in the hard yards in training
Serious physical and mental fitness is a must to succeed in Offsiding. This role involves extensive manual labour, so you will need to cope with the demands of the position, including confined spaces and dust.
Additional information
If you meet the above requirements and believe this is the opportunity for you, apply today. A Little About Us: True Resources is a Western Australian-based mining recruitment and mobile-workforce agency with more than 40 years of on-site operational and drilling experience.
Since 2020, we have provided recruitment services to drilling specialists and mining support services clientele. Our mission is to deliver innovative, productive recruitment and mobile support to employers and job seekers, focusing on long-term careers rather than short-term placements.
We invest in you.
Want to Learn More about Drilling? Watch this introductory video from ADIA to see what it's like on the job.
Application and notes
- Your application will include questions about your right to work in Australia, willingness to relocate to Perth, and which driver’s licences you currently hold.
- If you have other relevant details or concerns about this job ad, please provide them in your application.
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