Drillers Offsider

1 day ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia True Resources Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Advance Your FIFO Mining Career with Our Entry Level Driller's Offsider Traineeship Positions

Are you ready for an adventure, looking for a change of scenery and motivated to build a long-term drilling career with some of the biggest names in mining?

Join our 2025 Driller's Offsider in-take today

We are seeking motivated individuals with previous experience to join our team as Driller's Offsiders, with the choice of casual or traineeship positions.

At True Resources, we aim to build the next generation of Drillers, Supervisors, and Operations Managers – starting with you. Whether you're looking to further develop your skills through a traineeship or step straight into casual work, you'll be part of a team that values growth, safety, and performance.

The Role

Working across Queensland, you'll take on one of the most physically demanding yet rewarding jobs in the industry. You'll work alongside experienced Drillers, gain new skills, and earn great money while building long-term career opportunities.

Here are the essentials you can expect:

  • Excellent base salary + bonuses and super.
  • Your choice of Casual or Full-Time positions.
  • Healthy and tasty meals are cooked and provided for you every day.
  • 2:1 or 7:7 manageable FIFO shifts out of Brisbane or Townsville, QLD.
  • Comfortable accommodation including:
  • Mine-Site
  • Caravan
  • Exploration
  • Staff Housing
  • Career longevity and financial stability.
  • Our team's support and guidance.
  • Uniforms, PPE and training provided.
  • And more.

Once on-site, you will learn from the best Drillers, work with the biggest names in drilling, and build life-long connections while enjoying incredible rates + performance bonuses and super  

If you join the Traineeship we will also provide you with all of the required certifications that you will need on-site. Specifically, your Cert II. So no need to stress about the nitty gritty  

Our team will go above and beyond to support you during this transition into the resources sector

What is expected of you on the job:

  • Listen to the Driller and follow their guidance
  • Conducting daily pre-start equipment checks
  • Completing necessary safety paperwork and processes
  • Assisting with routine rig / machine / equipment / tool maintenance and cleaning
  • Loading and unloading heavy vehicles
  • Assist in set up / dismantle / move rigs and associated equipment
  • Manual Handling of drill rods, sample bags, core trays etc
  • Other duties as required

What stands out to our team:

  • A background in a labour-intensive role, for example:
  • Concreting
  • Farming
  • Plumbing
  • Bricklayer
  • General Labouring
  • Any Previous FIFO mining experience in any role
  • If you currently hold any of the following:
  • WAH
  • 4WD
  • First Aid
  • Standard 11 (S11)
  • Current Coal Board Medical

To be successful, you must have and provide:

  • HR-B Unrestricted Licencewith no restrictions
  • White Card
  • Prior Driller's Offsider experience
  • Currently reside in Queensland
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment medical
  • Clean Police Record from within the last 3 months
  • Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency
  • Current and valid S11
  • 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 labouring, so you will need to cope and perform with the demands of the position, confined spaces, dust and other environmental challenges.

If you meet the above requirements and believe this is the opportunity for you, apply today 


A Little About Us

True Resources is a West Australian-based mining recruitment and mobile-workforce agency with more than 40 years of on-site collective operational and drilling experience.

Since our founding in 2020, we are proud to have provided unparalleled services to our network of drilling specialists and mining support services clientele.

Our overarching mission is to deliver innovative, efficient, effective recruitment services and mobile support to employers and job seekers. We don't place candidates for the short term; we build the foundation for long-term careers.

True Resources invests in you.

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*Want to Learn More about Drilling?*

Watch this introductory video from ADIA to see what it's like on the job.

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