Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping) – Immediate Start

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the chrome and manganese mine near Polokwane. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Polokwane, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate

• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• 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.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.