Section Miner (Chrome Mine)

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

The work is in Springs, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters

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

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• First aid certificate current
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Housing or living-out allowance
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• 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.