Mechanised Development Miner (Trackless)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground platinum mine near Kimberley needs your crew leadership. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard

• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required

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

• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".
• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.