Shift Supervisor (Underground Coal) – Experienced

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This mechanised hard-rock mine near Benoni needs that person. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll be based at a mechanised hard-rock mine in Benoni. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• 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
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling

• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections

• Medical aid and mine medical station access
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Housing or living-out allowance

• 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.