Miner Drill & Blast Full Time

A High-Performance mining company based in the Northern Cape has an exciting opportunity for a Miner Drill & Blast. The successful candidate will perform mining activities required for rock breaking underground hard rock operations in order to achieve production targets and quality according to mine standards and procedures

Responsibilities:

• Attend Connect meeting with shift boss, the team and plan daily activities.
• Conduct pre- and post-start inspection of LDV and operate LDV in accordance with safety standards.
• Conduct re-entry examination and declare area to the workplace as safe for roof preparation and roof bolting. Know and exercise safety pillars
• Allocate water down (dust allying) to Support Worker and ensure that it is done properly. Where necessary, assist the Support Worker in the execution of duties.
• Take wet and dry bulb temperatures and air velocity measurements and record in safe declaration.
• Instruct and supervise Support Worker Roof and Face Prep to perform barring operation in preparing the roof and to make safe. If Support Worker Roof and Face Prep is not available, perform barring operation and / or allocate barring operations to competent Support Workers.
• Examine side walls for misfires and treat where required.
• Identify misfired explosives and explosive accessories and secure in appropriate old explosive boxes (cartridges / detonators). At end of shift, hand boxes over to Miner Charging and Blasting.
• Instruct Support Worker to install and operate pumps (air / electric submersible water pump)
• Instruct Support Worker Roof and Face Prep to smooth out road way with scaler. If Support Worker Roof and Face Prep is not available, perform smooth out operation and / or allocate smooth out operations to competent support workers.
• Mark roof lines by drawing in survey line as per survey note, draw in block lines.
• Mark holes for roof bolts on block grid as well as holes for services / eye bolts.

Requirements:

• Certificate: Grade 12
• Certificate: Blasting Ticket for Scheduled Mines
• 4 Years’ experience as a C1 Miner in most of the disciplines (roof / face prep, charging and blasting)
• Valid Code B/EB Driver’s License
• Must obtain symbol B at Dover Assessment

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to mining@rporecruitment.us or visit our website: www.rporecruitment.co.za

Alternatively, you are also welcome to contact Lee Wilhelm on LinkedIn.

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.