Shift Supervisor (Underground Coal)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The mechanised hard-rock mine near Klerksdorp needs your crew leadership. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Klerksdorp, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• 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
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast

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

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

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

• 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.