"We're offering plenty": Kiwis targeted for job no Aussies want
A Perth mining company has resorted to looking for workers from New Zealand after Aussies have continued to turn down roles that offer up to an enticing $300,000 salary per year – and that's for roughly six months of work in any standard 12 months.
As a result, Mineral Resources has launched a brand new advertising campaign, geared up to attract Kiwi tradies, guaranteeing “a great pay packet”.
“We’re offering plenty,” Mineral Resources CEO Mike Grey told NZ programme AM.
“The incentives are amazing, and I have no doubt that our salaries double [New Zealand salaries]; in some examples, they triple.”
The mining business is on the hunt for new workers to fill a range of roles including: construction, mining, operations, unskilled labour and administration.
The firm is also recruiting higher-paying roles such as mining engineers.
One of the highest paying jobs on offer is for construction supervisors and superintendents who can earn up to $300,000 a year.
Workers will be required to work on a fly-in, fly-out basis. They would be flying out of New Zealand to work the mines in Perth, with roughly half of the workforce only working for six months per year.
It’s not the first time Australian mines have struggled to find workers for highly-paid roles. Earlier in 2022, mining services firm Thiess offered new staff members a $10,000 sign-on bonus and a $5000 bonus for a successful referral.
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