Canadian industrial electrician looking for work in Australia

[sgiroux]

Hi Everyone from down under, I have visited Australia on Holiday this past winter. I am currently looking for a job opprotunity in The Sydney area, I have over 7 years experience in the Automotive manufacturing sector (Magna International). I was wondering if anyone has any contacts in the job placement industry. I am under 30yrs old and well versed in residental, commercial, and industrial installations as well as maintenance and fault finding... thanks in advance for any replys Scott

[Sanif]

Hi Scott, Most employers would not hire you unless you are in Australia and have a visa that allow you to work here. It might be a good idea to go to the immigration website and see what type of visa you can qualify for. However, if you want to try looking for a job first, you can check out these jobs website: Mycareer or Seek. Good luck

[sgiroux]

Thanks for your reply, I have already looked into either a holiday work visa which would only allow me to stay in Australia for 12 months, and also the skilled migrant visa which would allow mw to stay for 3 years or more, I have also used all of the relevant job sites for Australia, I'm sorry I didn't make that clear in my first post. I was hoping that one of the aussies on this board might be able to give me more info on possible companies that hire electricians or other trades people. I am basically trying to compile a list of contacts in Australia. Any Information would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to know what the going rate for a qualified electrician in the industrial manufacturing sector with loads of controls experience, or even the construction sector, aswell I was also wondering what type of electrical code you guys use over there to apply safety standards for installations. thanks scott

[Craig]

As/nzs 3000 is the most common standard to follow things are a little differnt to canada but you will easy pick up on it. Good luck.

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