Explosives Blaster & Field Lead - Morning Shifts

Orica Limited; Zephyr (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Truck

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

HSA

FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Match

Maternity Leave

Bonding Leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Orica is seeking an Explosives Blaster for Zephyr, TX, to load and fire blasts and help develop the team’s skills at customer sites. You will build client relationships, travel locally, and work early mornings, contributing to safe, efficient blasting operations.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with mine/site managers, with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in quarry blasting preferred.
• Strong safety mindset and willingness to learn.
• Basic computer proficiency and ability to learn new systems.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and protection of Orica employees, customers, the public, and security.
• Creating and maintaining a culture of employee empowerment, involvement and continuous improvement.
• Setting and communicating targets and results to all team members.
• Deliver the total load service operational requirements to the volume, service type and quality specified by the business and/or marketing to satisfy customer expectations.
• Ensuring compliance with quality specifications.
• Assisting in establishing and maintaining quality assurance procedures.
• Maximizing asset utilization and availability within agreed customer service levels.
• Contributing to project scopes with customer and site managers.
• Attending mine daily planning meetings as required.
• This role does require the individual to be flexible around priorities, as these may change rapidly.

Skills

Safety mindset

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Detonators knowledge

Job description

Orica is seeking an Explosives Blaster for Zephyr, TX, to load and fire blasts and help develop the team’s skills at customer sites. You will build client relationships, travel locally, and work early mornings, contributing to safe, efficient blasting operations.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with mine/site managers, with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.