Mechanised Development Miner (Trackless)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground coal colliery near Polokwane needs your crew leadership. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure

• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• 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
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand

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

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

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