Shift Supervisor (Underground Coal)

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

Home base is a chrome and manganese mine on the Fourways side of Gauteng. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

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

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

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses
• First aid certificate current

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

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.