Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The deep-level gold mine near Polokwane needs your crew leadership. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Polokwane-based, with most of your time spent at a deep-level gold mine.

• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting

• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• First aid certificate current

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

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