Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

This underground platinum mine near Polokwane needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Polokwane-based, with most of your time spent at an underground platinum mine. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• 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

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

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Pension fund with employer contributions

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