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    Work/Life balance
    3.2(104 ratings)
    Career development
    3.0(104 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.6(104 ratings)
    Management
    2.7(104 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.0(104 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.1(104 ratings)
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    2.0
    Stores Officer
    Jan 2026
    Bandya WA 64401 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Disappointing company attitude to site personnel
    The good thingsSite personnel were great
    The challengesHead office personnel not to be trusted and will screw you over.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Long Hole Driller
    Jul 2025
    Kalgoorlie WA 64302 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Great company to work for
    The good thingsGreat Management Awesome Crews
    The challengesCant think of anything
    1.0
    Drillers Offsider
    Jun 2025
    Lake Cowal NSW 2671Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Do not work for this company. The amount of hours and hard work you do does not amount to your fortnightly paycheck it’s like working a 9-5 job almost. I was once threatened by another employee and nothing was said or done by management. Communication from managements side is horrible. It’s one of those places, even when in an entry level position if you don’t know something in 5 minutes they just treat you like you are completely stupid. I cannot emphasise this enough, do not work for Barminco I wouldn’t recommend this company to my worst enemy.
    The good thingsThe work is tough but self rewarding. Other then that this company is absolutely awful I could not emphasise it enough.
    The challengesHonestly, Absolutely everything . The pay is awful for the amount of disrespect you receive from people higher than you. Everyone who is higher then you just looks down on you.
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Dump Truck Operator
    Dec 2024
    Cloncurry QLD 48241 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Would not recommend Barminco (or any Perenti company) even to my worst enemy.
    The good thingsGood workmates, reasonable accommodation/facilities.
    The challengesSafety is their lowest priority. Management buck-passing. Blame shifting to the lowest paid person. Ignoring valid machinery safety/maintenance. Poor support to employees following fatal accident on site and denial of any responsibility. Minimum wage = if they could get away with paying less they would. Abusive shift bosses, unless you were in the the purple circle.
    8 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Automotive Electrician
    Aug 2024
    Kalgoorlie WA 6430Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    You learn something from everywhere you go. I learnt how rubbish they are at maintainance.
    The good thingsA few of the people were great , but alas this didnt extend to the people running the place.
    The challengesAll they know is breakdown maintainance , everything is re-active and a patch up with whatever. And the purple circle runs deep as. Theres no place to make this place better Unplanned Re-active breakdowns thats it
    10 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Miner
    Mar 2024
    Kalgoorlie WA 64301 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Not the best career move i have made.
    The good thingsThere are some good people there.
    The challengesPurple circle culture.Toxic enviroment in management.Standards are low in many areas.
    13 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Heavy Diesel Mechanic
    Feb 2024
    Perth WA 6000
    Great career development and learning opportunities.
    The good thingsOpportunity’s for development within career especially as a heavy vehicle mechanic
    The challengesFast paced and have to able to think on your feet
    1.0
    Truck Driver/Nipper
    Sep 2022
    A lesson learnt, but a massive mistake made joining their team.
    The good thingsSalary sacrifice and fly out day!
    The challengesPoor management, horrendous safety standards, poor fatigue management implementation.. generally a lot of cut corners and purple circle behaviour.
    15 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Accountant
    Apr 2022
    Terrible, would never recommend Barminco Hazelmere office
    The good thingsCafeteria on premise with good food everyday
    The challengesStaff not friendly nor supportive. Rude and in excusable comments and attitude towards trainees
    11 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Truck driver
    Jan 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Wish I never accepted the job
    The good thingsAwesome crew and good friends
    The challengesPoor management and organisation
    10 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Operator
    Jan 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    The company has some good opportunities tainted by inexperienced management.
    The good thingsSome really good employees.
    The challengesDealing with management
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Drillers Offsider
    Oct 2020
    Enjoyed my stint with Barminco. Their staff and my former work colleagues were an awesome bunch of people. Great support from management, helpful work colleagues. Like I said previously. Work hard and you do just fine. I’d buy the barminco management team at granny smith a beer if I ever cross paths with them again. Cheers for the experience Barminco.
    The good thingsWhen you’re out in the mines and away from home and family for set periods of a month each time. You need great people around you. Barminco has exactly that at the Granny Smith gold mine.
    The challengesChallenges were more on a personal level with family and home life. Work wise if you’re not afraid of hard work you do just fine.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Engineer
    Sep 2020
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Very poor corporate management by inexperienced, over paid job hoppers.
    The good thingsWhen the company was privately owned and managed it was a great place to work.
    The challengesPeople with limited experience managing the company.
    7 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Health, Safety, Environmental and Training Adviser
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Best place I've ever worked.
    The good thingsGreat bunch of people to work with Plenty of room for professional growth Teamwork is paramount Management support
    The challengesContractual and budgetary constraints of contract mining
    2.0
    Heavy Diesel Fitter
    May 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Couldn't organise a good time in a adult venue.
    The good thingsWork mates and wages
    The challengesIncompetent management, everything about this company is backwards and doing any task is a challenge because of this. Working for Barminco has made me hate my trade and the industry.
    8 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Underground Truck Driver/ Service Crew
    Mar 2020
    former employee
    Apart from the bosses awesome time with the crews and nice camp environment
    The good thingsDecent camps awesome Crews
    The challengesShift bosses and some foremans
    4.0
    Long Hole Driller
    Mar 2020
    I’ve worked for barminco for 13 years says it all
    The good thingsGreat working environment great bunch of work mates and the line manager’s put family very high on the list
    The challengesAdvancements can be hard to get sometimes
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Storeperson
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    High quality company that is only getting stronger and stronger
    The good thingsThe relationships that are formed by working fifo. It’s like a family while you’re away at work
    The challengesThe underground conditioning
    2.0
    Storeperson
    Mar 2020
    A lot of hard work for nothing
    The good thingsThe roster for my family and some good people there
    The challengesGetting safety issues actioned
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    HSET Coordinator
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    A company that values employees
    The good thingsStable company with plenty of growth opportunities
    The challengesWorking as the contractor within the tight constraints of the client
    5.0
    Service Crew
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good Company, Good Management Team and bloody great opportunities
    The good thingsNova!! Management-Excellent Workers- the best
    The challengesEveryday was a new challenge, the workers made the day even better working as a team. Get the job done safely
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Underground Diamond Driller
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Change the rosters
    The good thingsThe crew makes working there good
    The challengesWorking on a 2 :1 rosters are old now , management is very unorganised. High personal turn around
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Operator
    Mar 2020
    Work as hard and as safe as you like but still get our KPI'S taken from you
    The good thingsThe crews and the regard to safety
    The challengesKPI'S taken every pay cycle
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Drillers Offsider
    Feb 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great company to work for and great people to work with
    The good thingsSupervisors are easy to talk to and the crews are great to work with
    The challengesBeing underground totally different environment to surface work
    2.0
    Automotive Electrician
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Once I leave I won’t be back
    The good thingsGood crew, good camp
    The challengesManagement aren’t that great at managing, not the most positive environment in maintenance
    3 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Warehouse Storeperson
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role
    Not the worst place I’ve worked for but also not the best
    The good thingsDiverse, challenging work place with no day the same
    The challengesOnly seem to recruit temp staff and flick them off once the work slows down at short notice
    3.0
    Dump Truck Operator
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Not the best but not the worst
    The good thingsThere’s not many good things to say.
    The challengesBeing away from home for 2 weeks at a time and having to deal with difficult colleagues in the workplace
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Diamond driller
    Nov 2019
    All Australia1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Excellent people in harsh conditions
    The good thingsAlways worked with good people. Safety over production attitude from my experiences.
    The challengesTrying to get wages/bonuses increased to stay up with the competition.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Truck Driver
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Great culture and people to work for
    The good thingsWorking environment
    The challengesProgress with safety
    1.0
    Miner
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Pity I can’t give less than one star, typical contractor mentality, churn and burn!
    The good thingsI had a job, equipment was new
    The challengesPower struggles at the top filtered down to everyone
    1 person found this helpful
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