Mechanised Development Miner (Trackless)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the mechanised hard-rock mine near Burgersfort. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Burgersfort, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting

• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Housing or living-out allowance

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