Continuous Miner Operator (Coal)

If you run a machine safely and hit your cycle times, this open-pit manganese mine near Kathu will keep you busy. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Kathu-based, with most of your time spent at an open-pit manganese mine.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Report defects and lock out the machine for the maintenance crew
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Refuel and wash the machine at the end of your shift where required
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine

• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred
• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider

• Certificates on two or more machine types
• Machine training instructor experience

• Shift allowance for night and weekend shifts
• Annual performance bonus
• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate

• Put your operator certificate expiry dates on the CV. Expired tickets are the top reason operators get filtered out.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.