Miner Assistant (Underground)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground coal colliery near East London needs your crew leadership. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The site is in East London; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure

• 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
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• First aid certificate current
• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• 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".
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.