Section Miner (Chrome Mine) – Immediate Start

This chrome and manganese mine near Rustenburg needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Rustenburg-based, with most of your time spent at a chrome and manganese mine. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate

• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

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

• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".
• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.