Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This underground coal colliery near Gqeberha needs that person. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• 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
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Medical aid and mine medical station access

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