Blasting Crew Technician – Quarry & Mining

Impact Drill & Blast; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career development (MPU/shotfiring/dr—

Cross-training opportunities

Potential permanent placement

Safety-driven culture

Job summary

Impact Drill & Blast offers integrated drill and blast services across civil, mining and quarrying sectors in Australia. The Northern Territory team seeks full-time blast crew members for Marrakai, with occasional overnight travel.

Roles focus on safe blasting operations, site preparation, and teamwork. Successful candidates will join a safety-driven culture, have a manual driver’s license, and be prepared for physically demanding work and pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Must hold Australian Open Class manual driver's license.
• Proficiency with computers and operating systems.
• Physical agility for extended walking, carrying and bending.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to pass a national police check.
• Successful completion of medical and Drug & Alcohol assessment.
• Desirable: experience in quarry or mining.

Responsibilities

• Engage in physically demanding work.
• Establish exclusion zones with appropriate signage.
• Follow all instructions on the blast site from the shotfirer and/or supervisor.
• Ensure site and equipment cleanliness.
• Uphold Impact's safety culture and standards in the designated area.
• Perform any other duties as required by a supervisor/manager from time to time.

Skills

Manual Driver's License

Computer skills

Physical fitness

Communication skills

National police check

Medical & Drug & Alcohol assessment

Tools

Computers/OS

Job description

Impact Drill & Blast offers integrated drill and blast services across civil, mining and quarrying sectors in Australia. The Northern Territory team seeks full-time blast crew members for Marrakai, with occasional overnight travel.

Roles focus on safe blasting operations, site preparation, and teamwork. Successful candidates will join a safety-driven culture, have a manual driver’s license, and be prepared for physically demanding work and pre-employment checks.