Section Miner (Chrome Mine) – Permanent

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the underground coal colliery near Soweto. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Soweto. Relocation is not covered for this one. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast

• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• 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

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Housing or living-out allowance

• 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.