Troy Greedy, Maintenance Superintendent, Mangoola Open Cut
"I was born and bred in Maitland and have spent most of my life in the Hunter region of New South Wales. I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a mechanic so I left school in year 10 to start a plant mechanic apprenticeship. Once the family expanded, I wanted something secure so started with a mining company and I’ve stayed in the industry ever since. With a career spanning close to 25 years in mining it’s meant I can continue working in a sector that satisfies my passion for anything with a motor.
For the past 11 years I’ve been at Mangoola. I was lucky to start here when it was a greenfield mine site which meant lots of opportunities. From the kick-off, the culture at Mangoola has been pretty special - we work as a team no matter what colour shirt is on your back. My role is to look after the workshop and the people who work there. With six workshop crews making up around 70 permanent employees, I’m responsible for 30-40 people on any given day. Each day is different and it’s dynamic working with mobile equipment.
Being a Superintendent, I don’t get to tinker on the tools at work but I make up for that with car projects at home. My latest project was a 1982 Mercedes named ‘Thirsty Merc’ which I drove in this year’s Beyond Bitumen Rally. The 1,300 kilometre rally raises funds for Beyond Blue and took us mostly on dirt roads and through amazing parts of country New South Wales. We were one of 80 cars and collectively more than $300,000 was raised. I’ll be in next year’s rally again with bells on!"
