Miner Assistant (Underground)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground platinum mine near Welkom needs your crew leadership. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Welkom-based, with most of your time spent at an underground platinum mine. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

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

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• 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
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• 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.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.