Donna Lindsay, Heavy-Duty Mechanic
MY DAY
Night shift pace
(TEXT FROM SOUNDBITE)
"Night shift there's only one mechanic on the crew. So basically you're in charge of the whole mine. Any breakdowns and you're running from the top of the mine to the bottom.
"If there are 10 mechanics, every 10 weeks we'll work a graveyard set. And you're by yourself. When I come off graveyard shift, I let them know what happened through the shift and what needs to be done for day shift, so that they can go from there when they line up the rest of the crew, they know what's happening."
*Note: A graveyard set is a week of overnight shifts.