EP.123 Blake Wood on Bringing FIFO Suicides Down to Zero and Being Proactive with Mental Health in the Mining Industry
In mining, mental health often goes under the radar – until it doesn’t. Full Production provides a platform for these types of conversations to happen and brings you the people making positive changes in the industry. In this episode, Pete chats with Blake Wood, Co-Founder of FIFOzero. FIFOzero grew from Blake’s own experiences in the […]
EP.122 Peter Finn on Success, Work Ethic and the Origins of FACE
This week on The Full Production Podcast, we change things up by interviewing the Managing Director of FACE, Peter Finn, instead of the other way around. There is plenty to take home from this episode. Enjoy! We discussed: Peter’s upbringing and how that nurtured his approach to life and business now What his take on […]
EP.121 Mal Mewett on the Global State of the Mining Industry and Career Progression from an Operator to the Head Office
In episode 121 of Full Production, Peter Finn sits down with the Operations Director of Esan Mining, Mal Mewett. Mal talks about lessons learnt from experience as an entry-level operator almost 40 years ago, through to a high-level managerial role overseas. Mal has a wealth of knowledge and some interesting takes on where to go […]
EP.120 Sam Parker on Mateship in Mining and Carving Out Your Best Life
What is the value of mateship and social connection, especially in mining communities? In this episode we welcome new Full Production host, Keepa Mewett as he has a yarn to Full Production veteran, Sam Parker. We invite Sam back on the show to chat about the evolution of his movement, Grab Life by the Balls since we talked to him in […]
EP. 118 Peter Robinson | Part Two: Building Mental Resilience and Relationships in the Mining Industry and the NRL
When we’re under pressure, we don’t rise to the occasion – we sink to the level of our training. We continue our chat with former miner and Melbourne Storm player Peter Robinson. Today we dive deeper into the way The Storm builds mental resilience in order to create consistency in performance. We also spoke on […]
EP.113 Steve Poznik on Life in the Mining Industry and Starting the Conversation Around Men’s Mental Health
How can we make a real impact on mental health in the mining industry? In this episode, we chat to Steve Poznik, miner and man behind Dirty Hole Designs – a clothing and merchandise company for miners that goes so much deeper than that. We chat about his mining journey and what inspired Steve to […]
EP.109 Meet the FACE Team: Chris Hanlon on Empowering Mining Teams and Getting Recruitment Right
How does having the right people on your team create value in a mining operation? In this episode, we talk about personnel and recruitment with FACE Contracting’s newest team member. Today Pete interviews Chris Hanlon, Director of Permanent Recruitment at FACE Contracting. We get to know more about Chris and his insights on what makes […]
EP.107 Chris O’Connor on Mining Through Generations and Building Your Mining Journey
Mining is more than just an industry – it’s been a way of life for people for generations. How can you look after your own legacy in your mining career? This week we chat to Christopher O’Connor, Director of Cleveland Compressed Air Services. Pete caught up to Chris at last year’s Worthy Parts Industry Link […]
EP.105 Jeremy Palmer on Understanding Miners and Lessons in Mining Leadership
Miners are a unique breed of workers who are subject to many different factors – how do you strike the work/life balance right? In this episode we interview Jeremy Palmer, Managing Director of Quattro Project Engineering. Quattro is a consulting engineering, management and contracting company servicing the resources industry. In this episode we get some […]
EP.101 Peter Finn Talking COVID-19 and the Future of Mining on Beneath The Surface with Sean Lavin
In this unprecedented time, what does moving forward look like, and how can we take care of our fellow miners? This week we tune in to Peter Finn’s interview on the Beneath The Surface podcast, hosted by Sean Lavin. Sean is a fellow miner, podcaster, as well as mining industry changemaker. Sean and Pete chat over how COVID-19 has […]