Miner (Blasting Certificate, Underground Stoping)

This chrome and manganese mine near Vereeniging needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Vereeniging (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate

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

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• First aid certificate current

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Housing or living-out allowance

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