Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground platinum mine near Umhlanga needs your crew leadership. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Umhlanga-based, with most of your time spent at an underground platinum mine. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• 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

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• First aid certificate current

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

• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.