Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping) – Permanent

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The mechanised hard-rock mine near Soweto needs your crew leadership. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a mechanised hard-rock mine on the Soweto side of Gauteng.

• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• 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
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

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

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• 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.