Entry Level Drillers Offsider - FIFO | Surface & Underground | $125k+

About the Role

Entry-level Drillers Offsider (Drillers Assistant/Trade Assistant) for surface and underground rigs on FIFO rosters across WA. Niche Resources offers fast-track traineeships to become a qualified driller. You will join the Green Machine program which supports you from your first meeting and throughout your drilling career, helping you obtain all required tickets including your truck licence.

What you get

• Over $7,800 per swing
• Year one earnings around $125,000 to $135,000 + super
• Clear pathway to driller in about 2 years - $180k+ once qualified
• Paid traineeship and weekly pay
• FIFO from Perth to multiple WA sites
• All required tickets sorted before you fly, including your truck licence
• Ongoing support from people who actually know drilling

Our Green Machine program starts from your first chat with us and follows you through your drilling career. We get you site ready, explain how the job really works and make sure you do not step onto a rig clueless.

What you will do

• Do the heavy lifting and labouring that keeps the rig turning
• Work long days in heat, dust and mud
• Learn from your driller every shift and take real steps toward your traineeship

If you enjoy hard work, being outdoors and being part of a tight crew, you will thrive. If you do not, this will not suit you.

What we require

• Current Australian C Class drivers licence (no P plates)
• Fit, healthy and ready to do the hard yards
• Willing to commit to a highly paid 2 year traineeship
• Currently in WA or with a real, thought through plan to relocate

What we would love to see

• Experience around drill rigs, mining, or FIFO in any capacity
• Farming, construction, trades or other heavy labour background
• Current National Police Clearance
• HR licence (HR-B ok) or working toward it

Apply today to learn exactly what the pathway looks like, what you will earn at each step and how we can help you free up time to enjoy life on your weeks off.

We will conduct pre employment medicals and drug and alcohol screening as part of the recruitment process and there will be ongoing random testing while employed.

Working Holiday Visa holders cannot be considered for these roles.

Still reading? Still not sure what a Drillers Offsider does? Think of it as the trade assistant to the driller - you do the physical work, learn the trade day by day and move up the ladder toward your drilling traineeship and, eventually, your own rig.

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