Shift Supervisor (Underground Coal)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The underground coal colliery near Upington needs your crew leadership. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Upington, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition
• 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
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• 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
• No serious safety transgressions in your record

• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses
• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections

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

• 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.