Development Miner (Hard Rock)

This underground coal colliery near Bloemfontein needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Bloemfontein (Free State). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition

• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• First aid certificate current

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.