Blasting Drill Operator & Ground Support

Tutor Perini Corporation; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Tutor Perini Corporation is seeking workers for rock drilling and blasting support on a U.S. construction site. The role involves operating rock drills, positioning blast holes, loading explosives, and assisting with blasting and mucking cycles.

Candidates should be comfortable with heavy equipment, lifting, and following detailed blast-hole plans. The job emphasizes safety and coordination with hoists, ventilation, and utilities on the project site.

Qualifications

• No formal education requirements stated in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Drills holes in rock for the placement of explosives.
• Operates hand held or machine mounted rock drills.
• Accurately positions, aligns and drills holes following the blast-hole plan.
• Loads blast holes with explosives.
• Prepares primers and detonators.
• Loads and tamps the correct quantity of explosives in each hole as directed.
• Assists in the completion of the blasting circuit.
• Performs pre-blasting and post-blasting functions.
• Removes drills, pumps, hoses, hand tools and equipment from the blast area.
• Repositions pumps, hoses and equipment after the blast.
• Adds or removes utilities as directed.
• Ventilation ducts and devices.
• Air lines, water lines, communication lines, rail.
• Prepares the site for mucking (removal of broken rock).
• Wets the muck pile to suppress blasting fumes.
• Scales loose material from the roof and ribs using scaling bars.
• Adds, replaces and repairs ventilation devices as necessary.
• Assists as needed in the mucking cycle.
• Tends hoses, unhooks and hooks muck buckets.
• Relays signals to the Hoist Operator.
• Installs short term roof and rib support as required.
• Installs temporary roof jacks as required.
• Uses hand held or machine mounted rock drills to install rock bolts in the roof and ribs.
• Installs permanent roof and rib support.
• Installs timbers, steel sets, steel liner plates, wooden or steel lagging as required.
• Ties rebar, removes and resets concrete forms maintaining correct alignments.
• Places concrete using concrete buckets or concrete pumps.
• Generally performs all duties associated with the construction of the project that are not specifically assigned to others.

Tools

Rock Drills

Scaling Bars

Ventilation Devices

Concrete Buckets/Pumps

Job description

Tutor Perini Corporation is seeking workers for rock drilling and blasting support on a U.S. construction site. The role involves operating rock drills, positioning blast holes, loading explosives, and assisting with blasting and mucking cycles.

Candidates should be comfortable with heavy equipment, lifting, and following detailed blast-hole plans. The job emphasizes safety and coordination with hoists, ventilation, and utilities on the project site.