Fly in Fly out | FIFO jobs at Mine Sites

People are usually employed in remote regions by the method of Fly-in fly-out. In this method the employee is flown to the work site, where they are required to work for a number of days, rather than relocating the employee and their family near the work site. The employee is then flown back to their home town after the desired work is completed. If the work is expected to last a large number of days, then the employee works at the site for a required number of days and is then flown back to their home town for about equal number of days of rest.

This type of employment is most common in mining industry because the mines are usually situated in sparsely populated areas. The relocation costs of the employee and their family to a nearby town will cost more to the company rather than employing them in a fly-in fly-out job.

The duration of shifts in a fly-in fly-out job is particularly long, of the order of about 12 hours a day. It also involves working continuously for required number of days, with no leaves and staying at the work site rather than at a home. Almost all the time of the employee is taken up by working, sleeping and eating. After the employee has completed their designated work days, they are flown back to their home town to rest for a specified number of days before returning back to work.

Some popular rosters for fly in fly out are 8 days on 6 days off and 2 weeks on 1 week off. It really depends on the individual mining company which sets the rosters for the designated workers.

There are many fly-in fly out jobs in Australian mines available, its all about having good information about how to go about this correctly the first time, especially if you are green to the industry.

We can help you with providing precise information needed to get mining employment:

Your may be wondering the following:

-What licenses and tickets are needed?

-Training and courses required and recommended providers.

-Where the jobs are in Western Australia are?

-FIFO – Fly in fly out jobs or DIDO – Drive in Drive Out or Residential Options

-The Rosters available with different mining companies and mine sites

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