Miner Assistant (Underground)

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This mechanised hard-rock mine near Tzaneen needs that person. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a mechanised hard-rock mine in Tzaneen. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

• 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
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand

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

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

• 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".