March 4, 2010Queensland owned and operated national recruitment provider,
WorkPac, has won a five year contract to service BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mining operation.
Under the arrangement, WorkPac will provide professional and industrial employees to help drive productivity and growth for South Australia’s biggest long term mining operation.
WorkPac will manage a large existing workforce and source its future staffing requirements.
The deal is a coup for recently appointed WorkPac CEO Theresa Moltoni, who says the company’s approach to balancing risk had been an important factor in winning the contract.
“WorkPac is delighted to partner with BHP Billiton at Olympic Dam. We see ourselves as an employer rather than a labour hire company and that means we can bring a proactive and forward thinking approach to managing risk,” Moltoni says.
She says WorkPac believes it will deliver increased productivity, lower turnover and reduced risk for BHP Billiton at Olympic Dam.
“We see this as a great opportunity to grow a long and rewarding relationship with BHP Billiton at Olympic Dam.”
BHP Billiton is currently seeking government approvals to develop an open pit mine at Olympic Dam which will lift ore production from approximately 200,000 tpa to 750,000 tonnes over an 11-year period.
