Mechanised Development Miner (Trackless)

This deep-level gold mine near Phalaborwa needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a deep-level gold mine in Phalaborwa. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• 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
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• First aid certificate current

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

• 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".