Miner Assistant (Underground)

This mechanised hard-rock mine near Sandton needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling

• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• 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
• 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
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections

• Housing or living-out allowance
• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".