Section Miner (Chrome Mine) – Immediate Start

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This mechanised hard-rock mine near Bloemfontein needs that person. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Bloemfontein (Free State). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• 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
• 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
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard

• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards

• Housing or living-out allowance
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface

• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".
• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.