Stope Team Leader (Platinum Mine)

You'll lead a crew safely through drilling, blasting and cleaning at the underground coal colliery near Centurion. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Centurion-based, with most of your time spent at an underground coal colliery.

• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• 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
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
• Hold a start-of-shift safety talk and deal with any unsafe condition

• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training

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

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

• Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.
• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.