core drill operator - construction, surface mining and quarrying

RSR Road Surface Recycling Limited; Ajax; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A drilling and surface recycling company based in Ajax is seeking skilled individuals for a permanent position focusing on drilling operations. Successful candidates will work outdoors and must be physically capable, with strong attention to detail and communication skills. The ideal applicant has experience in drilling and could be responsible for operating equipment and strategizing drill patterns. A secondary school graduation certificate is required.

Benefits

Mentorship programs for newcomers and refugees

Cultural competency training for Indigenous support

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in drilling operations.
• Ability to distinguish between colours and sound discrimination.
• Willingness to travel and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Determine depth and diameter of blast holes.
• Drive and operate rotary drilling machines to bore large blast holes.
• Read instructions and lay out drill patterns.
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Tasks

• Determine depth and diameter of blast holes
• Drive and operate tracked or truck-mounted rotary drilling to bore large blast holes to specified depths at staked positions in open-pit mine or quarry
• Read instructions or diagrams and lay out drill patterns
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
• Measure location and stake out pattern of holes to be drilled, load blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore or rock
• Operate air-track, rotary, down-the-hole or other drilling machines to drill blast holes or may direct drilling of blast holes
• Drive and operate air-track or other drilling machines to bore large blast holes to specified depths at staked positions in open-pit mine or quarry
• Operate drilling machines to drill blast holes in rock at road or other construction sites

Transportation / travel information

Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Judgement

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Anglais

Heures de travail : 40 to 50 hours per week