Miner (Conventional Gold Mining) – Immediate Start

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This underground platinum mine near Middelburg (MP) needs that person. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Middelburg (MP)-based, with most of your time spent at an underground platinum mine. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• 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
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training

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

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

• 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.