Mining Labour Hire for Australian Mine Sites
Licensed in QLD (LHL-08494-T0K1G) and VIC (VICLHL10377)
Calls returned within 3 hours, 7 days a week
Skilled Trades for Mining and Resources
Wolfpack Hire supplies skilled tradespeople to the mining and resources sector throughout Australia. Our team works out of Wangara in Perth's north, and we take care of the checks that usually hold up a mine start: medicals, tickets, inductions, right-to-work and pay. You get people who clear site entry and get on the tools fast.
Mine Site Roles We Fill
Skilled staff for mining work doing maintenance, construction, operations and shutdown on FIFO and DIDO rosters. Typical requests include:
Maintenance and Electrical
A-grade electricians for fixed & mobile plant, solar, battery – on and off grid
Heavy diesel fitters and mechanical fitters
Boilermakers, welders and poly welders
Comms techs, plumbers and carpenters
Riggers, dogmen and crane crews
Trades assistants for maintenance and shutdown work
Operations and Plant
Mobile plant operators: excavator, IT and wheel loader, skid steer, dozer
Dump truck and haul truck operators
HR and MC drivers for site haulage and water carts
Mine site labourers and utility crews
Engineers, Supervisors and Project Roles
Electrical and mining engineers, quarry managers
S26 supervisors
Leading hands and maintenance supervisors
Planners, project managers and engineers, placed through our recruitment team
On Site Support
Procurement and mobilisation
Field technicians, site coordinators
Store persons, warehouse and workshop supervisors
Need a role that isn't listed? Send us the position description and the site's requirements, and we'll tell you honestly whether we can fill it.
From First Call to First Swing
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Brief us. Give us the roles, numbers, roster, site and start date, plus the site's entry rules. The more detail you give us, the quicker the shortlist is formed.
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Shortlist. We send you candidates who already meet those requirements, with their tickets, licences and mining experience checked.
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Site entry. We can organise pre-employment medicals, drug and alcohol tests and support any inductions that need to be completed before travel.
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Mobilisation. We work with your mobilisation crew to confirm flights, pick-up points and camp details with each worker before they fly.
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On the roster. Your relationship manager stays in touch through each swing and looks after timesheets, pay and any changes to the crew.
Rosters and Regions We Cover
We fly crews out of your airport of choice on whatever roster the site runs, including 8/6, 2/1, 2/2 and 3/1 swings, on day or night shift. For sites within driving distance, we also supply drive-in drive-out and local workers.
Western Australia
Pilbara iron ore and lithium operations around Newman, Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland, Dampier and Cape Lambert. Goldfields gold and nickel mines from Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kambalda, Coolgardie and Norseman to Leonora and Laverton. Mid West sites around Mount Magnet, Cue and Wiluna, lithium and mineral sands sites in the South West, and operations in the Peel and Esperance regions.
Queensland
As a licensed Queensland provider, we supply Bowen Basin coal mines around Moranbah, Blackwater and Clermont, the Surat and Galilee basins, the North West Minerals Province around Mount Isa, Charters Towers and Ravenswood, the Central Queensland Gemfields, Weipa and Cape York, and the Gladstone region.
Victoria, NSW, the NT and Tasmania
We also supply crews to the Victorian goldfields around Bendigo, Ballarat and Stawell, NSW coal and metals sites in the Hunter Valley, Gunnedah Basin, Cobar, Broken Hill and the Central West, NT operations at the Tanami, McArthur River, Groote Eylandt and Gove, and Tasmania's west coast mines around Rosebery, Renison, Savage River and Queenstown.
Site-Ready Before They Fly
ID sighted and working rights confirmed
Pre-employment medicals and drug and alcohol screening to your site's requirements
For Queensland coal sites, the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme assessment and Standard 11 induction checked where required
Operator tickets, trade licences and any High Risk Work Licence sighted and verified
Fatigue plans that account for travel days as well as shifts
We employ the workers, so wages, superannuation, long service leave, insurances, payroll tax and the correct award or agreement rate of pay are covered by us
Why Mining Clients Work with Us
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One relationship manager for your business, who learns your rules, your rosters and the kind of people who suit you
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A real person returns your call within three hours, 7 days a week
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Charge rates broken down into pay, on-costs, so you can see what you're paying for
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Licensed in Queensland and Victoria, with licence numbers you can check on the public registers
Mining Labour Hire FAQs
How long does it take to get workers to site?
It depends on the site's entry steps more than on finding the right people. Medicals, inductions and flight schedules all add time. For a standard FIFO trade role we usually mobilise within 7 days. You'll get a realistic start date during our first conversation.
Can we staff a shutdown?
Yes. Send us the scope, dates and headcount as early as you can, and we'll build the crew: electricians, fitters, riggers, welders, operators, trades assistants and supervisors. We also line up standby workers in case someone drops out before flying.
Who organises flights and camp?
Most sites book flights and rooms through their own travel system. We send your travel team the names and details it needs, confirm pick-up points with each worker and make sure everyone knows where to be and when.
Does Same Job, Same Pay change what we'll pay?
It might. Since 1 November 2024, labour hire workers covered by a Fair Work Commission order must be paid at least the host's own rate for the same work. Orders generally don't apply to placements of three months or less, and small business hosts are excluded. If an order covers your site, we'll quote on the host's rate from the start, so the invoice holds no surprises.
Can you supply Queensland mine sites?
Yes. Queensland requires labour hire providers to hold a licence, and businesses that use an unlicensed provider can be penalised. Our licence number is LHL-08494-T0K1G, and you can check it on the Queensland licence register.
Do you recruit permanent mining staff as well?
Yes. For permanent supervisors, engineers, planners and other site roles, our recruitment team runs the search and screening for you. See our recruitment services.
Tell Us What Your Site Needs
Send us the roles, roster and start date. Expect a call within three hours, 7 days a week, with a plan and the people who are ready to start.
Prefer the phone? 1800 705 936. Or email info@wolfpackhire.com.