Miner Assistant (Underground)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the mechanised hard-rock mine near Secunda. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

The work is in Secunda, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate

• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• 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

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses

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

• 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".