Case Study 03: African Caterpillar Mechanics to Australia in 22 Days

The International Recruitment of Caterpillar Dealer Trained Heavy Equipment Mechanics is once again proving to be an outstanding success for one of the world’s largest Caterpillar Dealers.

ROI – Substantial

Despite extensive internal, local and interstate recruitment drives, the Australian Caterpillar Dealer was unable to recruit for their requirements from inside Australia.

Skilled Migration Group provided International Recruitment Services. Sourcing OEM trained Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians and Electricians suitable to work in Australia that could meet and exceed Caterpillar Dealer standards. We provided a tried, tested and proven solution to the skills shortages in Australia.

Interviews were conducted by hybrid arrangement. The Cat Dealer sent a representative from Australia to Africa, to chat face to face with the candidates alongside the Skilled Migration Group interview teams. While at the same time, joining the interviews by video, were senior Cat Dealer Managers in two different Australian States.

The Australian Caterpillar Dealer Managers were 2935 km apart from each other, and were 16,295 km apart from the interview teams in Ghana, and Zambia.

Vast numbers of Interviews were conducted over a two-week period.

Skilled Migration Group provided pre-qualified candidates from Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. And the Caterpillar Dealer Managers comfortably selected the very large number of highly skilled Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians and Electricians that they had been tasked to hire.

With the skills shortages issues solved, the workers deployed and Equipment Assembly progressing nicely, once again the Skilled Migration Group International Recruitment teams have delivered an exceptional return on investment for one of the world’s largest Caterpillar Dealers.

One of the world’s largest Caterpillar Dealers.

Australia

Due To Skills Shortages The Australian Caterpillar Dealer Was Unable to Train, Upskill or Recruit Sufficient Numbers of Field Service Mechanics and Technicians in Australia To Meet Demand.

Recruit highly skilled and experienced Caterpillar Dealer trained heavy equipment mechanics and technicians globally that are suitable to work in field service in Australia. And deploy them into the Caterpillar Dealer’s Australian Operations onto MARC Mine Sites.

Time taken from order placement to client interview – 4 weeks

Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Interviews were conducted by hybrid arrangement. The Cat Dealer sent a representative from Australia to Africa, to chat face to face with the candidates alongside the Skilled Migration Group interview teams. While at the same time, joining the interviews by video, were senior Cat Dealer Managers in two different Australian States

Time taken from presentation of offer of employment to acceptance of offer – 48 Hours

Nominations were approved in 17 days.

Visas were granted in 22 days.

Time taken from visa approval until arrival in Australia and commencing work at the Company – 6 weeks.

The Caterpillar Dealer Trained Heavy equipment Mechanics were relocated without their families – Their families will reunite with them in Australia after a short settling in period.

The candidates were sourced from industry connections and directly targeted sourcing – no job advertising of the positions were placed in the countries targeted.

Immigration Assistance was provided by an Australian Registered Migration Agent

Workers were deployed by the an Australian Company that is very experienced in deploying overseas workers into companies in Australia.

Candidates all had first class knowledge of Caterpillar Dealer Systems, and electronic diagnostic tooling.

Candidates all had good experience on tractors, excavators, large haul trucks, motor graders, and wheel loaders.

During their induction phase the candidates were initially placed into regional branch workshops for the Australian Caterpillar Dealer. Before quickly moving into the field service team working on Caterpillar large surface mining equipment.

Candidates were all well received by the Caterpillar dealer.

All of the Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians and Electricians are still employed by the same Australian Caterpillar dealership.

Regardless how you measure success.

The International Recruitment of Caterpillar Dealer Trained Mechanics has once again been an outstanding success for this Australian Caterpillar Dealer.

Measure of ROI – Substantial

We spoke to one of the many workers that were hired by the Australian Caterpillar Dealer. Virgil deployed to, and is working in Queensland on a MARC site for one of the world’s largest Caterpillar Dealers and he loves it!

He just raves about the high quality standards the Cat dealer demands and he is truly at home there in that type of work environment.

Virgil we think you’re a huge asset to that Cat dealer, and long may it continue.

You can read more about this worker’s journey by clicking this link.