Shift Supervisor (Underground Coal)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the deep-level gold mine near Mokopane. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Mokopane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• 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
• 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
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

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

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

• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Pension fund with employer contributions

• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".