Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the underground platinum mine near Polokwane. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters

• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• 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

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

• 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".