Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the chrome and manganese mine near Mossel Bay. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Mossel Bay-based, with most of your time spent at a chrome and manganese mine. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure

• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• 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
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning

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

• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.
• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.