Vacancy: Blasting Assistant

Vacancy: Blasting Assistant

The Company would like to recruit a Blasting Assistant to be based at Canyon Coal Phalanndwa Extension in Delmas.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Grade 12

  • Valid blasting assistant certificate

  • Driver’s license code 10

  • Be able to acquire medical certificate of fitness.

  • Knowledge of opencast mining

  • Medical fitness certificate

  • Good communications skills

  • Must be able to read and write.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Staking of holes to be drilled according to the blaster’s specifications.

  • Measuring holes in the presence of the blaster.

  • Assist the blaster in priming.

  • Assisting the blaster in preparation of primers and suspension of the pre-split.

  • Stemming holes in conjunction with blaster.

  • Report any defects on checklists to blaster.

  • Assist the blaster by spooling out cables.

  • Take any lawful and reasonable instructions from the Supervisor or Foreman.

  • Guarding against inadvertent entry to location where the blaster is taking place.

  • Connecting up of blasting rounds or circuits.

  • Offloading explosives and accessories into bench storage boxes

  • Removing all breakable mine property from the vicinity of the blasting site (Block clean up)

Experience

  • Previous relevant experience

  • Experience in a mining environment is an added advantage.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please forward your CV and copies of qualification by latest close of business 17 November 2023 to: Phalanndwarecruitment@canyoncoal.com. No late applications will be accepted.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. 

Canyon Coal is an equal opportunity employer and preference will be given to candidates meeting the requirements as per our employment equity commitments 

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Closing Date: 17 November 2023 (Close of Business)

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