Miner Assistant (Underground)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the chrome and manganese mine near Bloemfontein. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a chrome and manganese mine in Bloemfontein. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• 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
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• 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
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses
• First aid certificate current

• Housing or living-out allowance
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Medical aid and mine medical station access

• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.
• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.