Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground coal colliery near Mahikeng needs your crew leadership. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is an underground coal colliery on the Mahikeng side of North West.

• 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
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• 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
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast

• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand

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

• Housing or living-out allowance
• Pension fund with employer contributions
• Medical aid and mine medical station access

• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.