Miner Assistant (Underground)

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This chrome and manganese mine near Sasolburg needs that person. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a chrome and manganese mine on the Sasolburg side of Free State.

• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• 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

• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required

• First aid certificate current
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses
• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• 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.