Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping)

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

Home base is a mechanised hard-rock mine on the Burgersfort side of Limpopo. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• 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
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• 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
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

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

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.