Case Study 06: ASX Mining Contractor — African Trades, Visas in 17 Days

International Recruitment is proving to be very successful for one of the largest Australian Stock Exchange Listed Mining Contractors.

The International Recruitment of highly skilled and experienced personnel by Skilled Migration Group, is proving to be a commercially viable solution to aid in keeping pace with the heavy equipment maintenance requirements on their mine sites in Australia.

Despite the ASX Listed Mining Contractor having substantial numbers of apprentices, upskilling programs, and indigenous training programs running through their own Registered Training Organisation. The skills shortages in Australia were impacting their ability to hire sufficient numbers of Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians.

The ASX Listed Mining Contractor had previously engaged a very large multi-national recruitment company, but were very disappointed with the results, as it produced zero suitable candidates and none were hired, and the international recruitment project with the previous multi-national recruitment company was terminated

However, within a matter of weeks of Skilled Migration Group becoming involved, being briefed and engaged with a contract to recruit. Skilled Migration Group had arranged for a sufficient number of highly skilled candidates to attend face to face interviews, and for a senior project manager from the Australian Mining Company to conduct interviews and begin selection in person in Zambia.

The senior project manager commented on day one of the interviews in Zambia, about the very high standards Skilled Migration Group had, our attention to detail and our ISO 9001:2015 QA system – He said he had never seen such high standards in recruitment processes in Australia, and he was amazed at the quality of the procedures that he had seen used for that International Recruitment project.

It is safe to say that the International Recruitment of Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians is a big success for this Great Australian Company.

Australian Stock Exchange Listed Mining Contractor

Australia

Skills Shortages impacting their ability to hire sufficient numbers of Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians. Despite having substantial numbers of apprentices, upskilling programs, indigenous training programs running through their own Registered Training Organisation.

Recruit highly skilled and experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians globally that are suitable to work on Australian Mine Sites.

Time taken from order placement to Face to Face client interviews in Africa – 36 days

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The ASX Listed Mining Contractor deployed a senior project manager who conducted the interviews and managed the hiring selections Face To Face in Zambia.

Time taken from presentation of offer of employment to acceptance of offer – 7 Days

Nominations were approved in 21 days

Visas were granted in 17 days

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

The workers selected were initially deployed without their families.

The Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians that were selected 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 Australian Registered Migration Agent

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

The Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Technicians, Auto Electricians, and HV Electricians selected were all very experienced and highly skilled, some were Caterpillar Dealer Trained, Komatsu Trained, Hitachi Trained and Liebherr Trained. All of them had extensive open cut mine site experience working on large surface mining equipment.

Candidates were tested on their knowledge by the mine site project manager and a very experienced Australia Mining Services Provider Company Owner.

The candidates were warmly welcomed into the Australian Company’s operations – The company has an excellent support network and internal processes and procedures in place and quickly the deployed workers made a positive impact on the company’s operations.

The mechanics, technicians, HV and Auto Electricians are thriving in Australia for the ASX Listed Mining Contractor.

International Recruitment is proving to be successful for this ASX Listed Mining Contractor.

Measure of ROI – excellent