Development Miner (Hard Rock)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The deep-level gold mine near Boksburg needs your crew leadership. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Boksburg-based, with most of your time spent at a deep-level gold mine.

• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters

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

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

• Pension fund with employer contributions
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved

• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".