In late 2021, Montana Look successfully completed her Diploma of Leadership and Management. The diploma is the second traineeship that Montana has completed in three years with SCHLAM after finishing her Cert III in Business Administration in 2019 at the company’s Waroona facility. While the training took up a significant chunk of time, Montana says it flew … Read more
There are many benefits that you can get from supporting a social cause as a business. In an article in the Jounal of Development Studies, a study found that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is linked to workforce efficiency, wellbeing, and togetherness. Our newest recruit, Kylie Muriale, knows a thing or two about getting behind worthy … Read more
For more than 25 years, Schlam has been helping mining job seekers find their perfect job in the mining industry. Over that time, we’ve been asked almost every question under the hot Pilbara sun about a career in mining. We asked the recruitment team from our People Solutions division to narrow these questions down into … Read more
Schlam today launched the Hercules EXO – a next-generation mining dump body that offers iron ore miners both a higher payload potential and longer service life. The Hercules EXO is a 240-tonne class iron ore specific dump body that is 20 per cent lighter than the company’s already class-leading Hercules. The decreased weight gives miners … Read more
On 12 November, The Apprentice Employment Network WA held its annual Awards of Excellence. The Awards of Excellence recognise and promote the outstanding achievements of apprentices and trainees employed by our member Group Training Organisations operating in Western Australia and the host employers who support them. The evening was celebrated by 180 people, consisting of … Read more
In September 2021, Schlam CEO, Matt Thomas, held a series of Townhall presentations at the company’s locations in Forrestfield and Waroona. The presentations walked Schlam’s growing workforce through results from the previous financial year in the areas of safety, human resources, finance, sales, and the company’s response to COVID-19. “Australia is probably the envy of … Read more
We have six guiding principles that define how we need to behave as a business every day to become the business we want to be. For Schlam, these principles are lines in the sand that will not be crossed. They determine our behaviours and are qualities that we search for when hiring new people to … Read more
“Cleanliness is next to godliness”; sage advice on the importance of clarity and spotlessness for higher functions to be carried out in our lives. When it comes to the safety, function and maintenance of your earthmoving and mining equipment, the properties of cleanliness and attention to detail remain just as divine. Attention to detail is … Read more
Nearly 1,500 Hercules dump bodies have been designed and deployed across Australia, and that number is growing by the day. The design may not have changed much over the years to an untrained eye, but nothing could be further from the truth, according to technical sales manager Tom Smith. “To be honest, the perception that … Read more
No one embodies Schlam’s motto of making the customer experience exceptional as much as manufacturing superintendent Cai Yzhang. Every day he gives 100 per cent to his duties, the men, and women he manages, the products he plays a hand in producing and above all, his family. The amazing thing is that Cai has been … Read more
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