Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This underground platinum mine near Ermelo needs that person. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• 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

• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

• First aid certificate current
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved

• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".
• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.