Miner - Wessels Mine at South32

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• This role is a permanent full-time position.
• As a Miner, you will be responsible to mine and extract ore according to Mining legislation and regulations.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

•  Taking charge of the underground blasting operations within the designated area;
•  Ensure the delivery of quality product to the plant;
•  Achieve the daily production targets;
•  Be familiar with the Production process activities, trends and brief operators accordingly at the start of each shift;
•  Collect explosives and accessories, lock up and transport to the face;
•  Transport explosives and accessories by means of a Self-Propelled mobile machine;
•  Handle explosives in the mining environment;
•  Lock up extra or unused explosives and accessories;
•  Monitor and control Blasting accessories stock levels;
•  Organize and control general road maintenance activities.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

•  Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a hard rock mining environment;
•  Knowledge of SAP and MS Office will be an added advantage.

Qualifications for this role are:

•  Serious contenders will have a Grade 12 with Mathematics (external candidates) / Grade 10 (Internal candidates);
•  Underground blasting certificate for Metalliferous Mines is essential;
•  Underground bord and pillar mining (mechanized Mining) experience is essential.