Miner Assistant (Underground) – Immediate Start

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The deep-level gold mine near Polokwane needs your crew leadership. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• 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
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

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

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.