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Humans of Bis – Faye

If you asked Faye where she thought she would be five years ago, she would have never guessed she’d be in the Pilbara driving T1250s, CAT 777Fs and Rexx.

Humans of Bis – Kevin

With 16 years of tenure in total (this is his second time working for Bis!), Kevin is the king of Operational Training. In his words, "There isn't a typical day as Bis", relishing the opportunity to work on different projects, share knowledge with a variety of people and sink his teeth into new tech.

Humans of Bis - Paul

Meet Paul. There’s only one person in our Brisbane office who sips from a mug that says I HEART SPREADSHEETS. In the role of Senior Commercial Manager, Paul is the glue between our site operational teams, management, and our customers in the East.

Humans of Bis - Aaron Thiele

Meet Aaron Thiele - Manager, Bulk Materials Handling. In this Humans of Bis, he reveals why the Slag Pot Carrier is the coolest asset at Whyalla, the beginnings of his career in Health & Safety, and how his desire to make difference and his passion for people and information sharing shaped his career.

Go-getting truckie gets the job done

Article in Big Rigs | May 3, 2022

Humans of Bis - John

Meet John, Site Manager at Gunnedah where Bis has been providing essential on-road load and haul solutions of coal from Whitehaven Coal’s open cut mine at Tarrawonga, NSW, to the Gunnedah Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) since 2014.

Humans of Bis - Celebrating 20 years with Powertrans

Meet Mark, Electrical Design and Manufacturing QA for our Powertrans division who in 2021 celebrated his 20th anniversary with Bis.

Supporting our women in operations as a proud member of NAWO

We've long been committed to achieving gender balance across all levels and roles of our organisation. Our Humans of Bis series' features some of the incredibly capable women already working across Bis' operations in Australia and Indonesia. To further strengthen our commitment to growing a more diverse workplace, and inspiring existing team members, we’re pleased to announce that we joined the National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO), the leading national network for women in operations across a variety of industries.

Humans of Bis - Tomago's female Apprentice Plant Mechanics

Meet Samantha, Chloe and Georgia – three female Apprentice Plant Mechanics at Bis’ underground equipment workshop in Tomago, NSW. Here, the women reflect on what drove them to embark on a 4-year apprenticeship, and they have some advice for other women curious about working in the mining or Heavy Earth Moving industry.

Humans of Bis – Bis Adventure Club

After meeting at site and realizing they share the same hobby of mountaineering, the Bis Adventure Club has become a great way for team members to connect and motivate each other.

Female trainees carving out careers at Karara

All-round operators are extremely rare on mine sites, particular young female team members. Training Operators, like those at Karara, are one of the entry-level opportunities that are available at Bis which enable diverse, new team members to enter the mining industry.

Humans of Bis – Yvette

Yvette is the kind of operator with an appetite for personal growth, the willingness to learn new things and make her mark in anything she sets her mind to. Her secret to maintaining her high energy? Lollies.

Humans of Bis – Matt

Meet Matt Collett, Asset Commissioning Specialist. Matt’s regular role is spilt between sites in Balikpapan and Melak in East Kalimantan Indonesia supporting the GBU operation. However, for the last 6 months he has been in Australia demonstrating his versatility as part of the team commissioning Rexx units for customer projects.

Humans of Bis – Cassandra

She leads a function that plays a significant role in looking after our people and our business in the event of an injury and like so many people in our business, she thrives on the diversity of it.

Bis welcomes inaugural intake of Indonesian female operators

Bis’ inaugural Indonesian female operators’ trainee program has proved successful, with 100% of participants graduating from the program.

Humans of Bis – Grantly

Did you know Bis operates quarries and wool mills in Tasmania? Tasmanian local Grantly not only plays a key site based leadership role ensuring the safe and effective operation of the Bis owned quarries business, located just outside of Launceston in Northern Tasmania, he also lends his skills to the Norske Skog wood mill contract Bis also manages in Tasmania.

Humans of Bis – Brad

His customer base is as vast as his remit, but that is exactly what drives Brad in his multifaceted role as Regional Manager – South West.

Humans of Bis – Tim

In his role leading the UGM Mining Services business, Tim credits tenacity, challenging the status quo and a relentless drive for finding a better way, as the pillars of success. He also admits to doing it with a healthy dollop of ‘brash’ innovative thinking.

Humans of Bis - Greg

With his trademark Gatsby cap, Greg (pictured above, kneeling third from the right with the Razor Design and Build team) plays a pivotal role in the Tomago based New Development Build team which was most recently responsible for manufacturing the very first Razor.

Humans of Bis – Nathan and Shane

Meet Nathan and Shane Clohesy, a father and son team who both work for Bis as MC Operators at the Newlands project site located near Glenden in the Bowen Basin.

Humans of Bis – Scott

Meet Scott, a proud Bis team member from Mount Barker. Scott has been an Operator at our Karara operations in WA for five years where he operates a broad range of Bis machinery including operating the dozer for the Tailings Storage Facility that Bis manages for our customer.

Humans of Bis – Peter

“Attitude and enthusiasm is the most crucial element when it comes to success,” says Peter.

Humans of Bis – Leah

Our unique culture is built on the diverse contribution our people make, every day. Leah has been with Bis for over nine years, starting out in the business as Maintenance Coordinator and progressing into roles including Maintenance Admin Supervisor and Admin Store Person.

Humans of Bis – Evandro

Evandro is a member of our Technical Support team and works to ensure the electrical integrity of our equipment located throughout Australia and Indonesia.

Humans of Bis: Rochelle

Operations Manager Rochelle Whitford is part of the Bis team who provides materials handling solutions to support the shipment of iron ore from Whyalla Port.