Trade Up Brad

Schlam’s Trade Up Program; Bridging The Skills Gap

He may be relatively new to Schlam, but Brad isn’t new to the mining industry. In fact, his extensive career in fixed plant and underground mining has now led him to open cut experience for larger Tier 1 miners with Schlam. This month, Brad has just completed our Trade-Up Program to enhance his future career

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Opening Doors For Highly Skilled Migrants

With many Australian industries facing a skills shortage and migration levels still low after the Australian border reopening, how can employers manage their workforce planning? Schlam has decided to tackle both these hurdles by opening up opportunities for skilled migrants to join their rapidly growing workforce. Meet Wilmer and Kenneth, originally from the Philippines. They are

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Paytopper – Spearheading Talent Acquisition For Schlam

Last week, Schlam People Solutions launched its newest employee referral program, PayTopper. PayTopper is designed to reward Schlam employees for helping source suitable and highly skilled candidates to join the team. In an effort to drive the engagement of high quality, long term and talented employees to Schlam People Solutions, the initiative has been rolled

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Apprenticeships – The Answer To The Mining Industry’s Skills Shortage

There is no secret that the mining industry is experiencing a considerable skills shortage, and unsurprisingly, industry leaders are concerned. To tackle the ever-increasing demand for skilled labour, Schlam’s approach to addressing this shortage is to encourage more people to consider the benefits of an apprenticeship as a route to a long-term career.  Schlam People Solutions

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FAREWELL MONTANA

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

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Schlam Spotlight: Kylie Muriale

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

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