Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground coal colliery near Benoni needs your crew leadership. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Location: Benoni, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

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

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

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved

• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".