Miner

Joseph Gallagher Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Gallagher Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Safety-Conscious SCL Miner to join our tunnelling team on site. You will be responsible for maintaining safety, following RAM and SOS briefings, wearing PPE, and using equipment only if trained and authorized.

You will keep work areas neat, report incidents, ensure COSHH handling, prevent unauthorised operations, and help protect escape routes and access points while supporting a safe, compliant workplace.

Qualifications

• Must hold the correct qualification for the role.
• Experience in mining or construction is preferred.
• Strong commitment to safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of yourself and those around you.
• Sign up for every RAM and SOS briefing you are working to.
• Carry out and enforce H&S policy to create a safe workplace.
• Use your phone in designated areas only and in a safe way.
• Wear PPE such as hard hat, safety glasses, safety boots, etc.
• Ensure COSHH materials are used, stored and disposed of correctly.
• Do not operate plant or equipment unless authorized or trained.
• Respect exclusion zones and keep tools and plant in a safe place.
• Report any near miss, incident or accident to the JGL Supervisor.
• Maintain a neat and tidy work area; carry out general housekeeping.
• Eliminate manual handling where reasonably practicable; use mechanical handling.
• Only stack materials in designated areas and keep escape routes clear.
• Ensure lifting operations are carried out by approved persons.
• Ensure all permits are in place before commencing work.

Job description

Joseph Gallagher Ltd is a family owned business that delivers expertise and innovation, putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and drive, today Joseph Gallagher Ltd is the largest tunnelling subcontractor in the UK. We understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.

To Joseph Gallagher, this means acting responsibly in all that we do to add value, not only in our commercial activities, but beyond, to the local communities, our environments, our people and the quality of our work

As the SCL Miner, your responsibilities may include:

• To ensure the safety of yourself and those around you.

• Ensure that you understand and sign up in every RAM and SOS Briefing you are working to.

• Ensure you hold the correct qualification for the role you are providing.

• Report any near miss, incident or accident to JGL Supervisor.

• Ensure work area is neat and tidy at all times. If necessary, stop working and carry out general housekeeping in the area for a few minutes.

• Carry out and enforce H&S policy to create a safe workplace.

• Use your phone in designated areas only and in a safe way.

• Make sure that you and the rest of your team wear protective clothing and PPE such as hard hat, safety glasses, safety boots, etc.

• Ensure all COSHH materials are used, stored and disposed of correctly.

• Never operate plant or equipment that you are neither authorized nor trained to use.

• Respect the exclusion zones at all times making sure that you do not work in a dangerous area and keeping tools and plant in a safe place.

• Report any damaged or worn plant to lead miner.

• Ensure all plant and tools are cleaned at the end of the shift if not in further use.

• Try to eliminate manual handling so far as is reasonably practicably (use mechanical handling). Where manual handling must be carried out, ensure that it is in accordance with the right procedures.

• Only stack materials in designated areas ensuring that escape routes, doorways, etc., are not obstructed.

• Ensure lifting operations are carried out by approved persons.

• Ensure all permits are in place before commencing work.