What is it Like to Work as a Maintenance Helper in Mining?
Note: conditions vary according to employer and region.
Maintenance Helpers do a variety of tasks that provide valuable experience and the opportunity to learn many new skills. As with any hands-on learning activity, the work involves performing the same tasks repeatedly. Many tasks are physically demanding with prolonged periods of standing, bending, crouching or kneeling, and workers must be able to handle heavy loads.