FIFO Trades Assistant Jobs
A trades assistant works alongside a fitter, boilermaker or electrician, doing the lifting, cleaning, tool handling and preparation that lets the tradesperson keep working. On shutdowns, contractors bring in TAs by the dozen. On a mine site maintenance crew, a TA is the person who learns the plant and often gets sponsored into an adult apprenticeship.
What employers ask for
No trade is needed. Employers want a manual licence, a police clearance, the medical, and physical fitness. Tickets that make you more useful are confined space, working at heights, EWP, forklift and a basic rigging or dogging licence, because a TA who can dog a load or drive the EWP saves the crew time. Previous workshop or industrial experience helps.
Rosters
Shutdown work is short term and intense, sometimes a few weeks at a stretch on 3:1 or longer. Ongoing maintenance TA roles follow the site roster, 2:1 or 8/6 in WA and 7/7 in Queensland. Flights, camp and meals are covered on swing.
Other ways in without a trade are on the entry level page and the utility page.
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Trades Assistant, Structural Integrity | Cloudbreak | 14/14 FIFO
Fortescue
Full-time
On-site
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
15 days
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Underground Nipper | Granny Smith near Laverton | 8/6 and 7/7 FIFO
Gold Fields
Full-time
On-site
Laverton, Western Australia, Australia
17 days
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Experienced Driller's Offsider | WA Drilling Projects | FIFO
DDH1 Drilling (Perenti)
Full-time
On-site
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
20 days
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Serviceperson | Beebyn-W11 near Cue | 2/1 FIFO
MACA
Full-time
On-site
Cue, Western Australia, Australia
24 days
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