Blasting Assistant Trainee/s

Omnia Holdings; Mogalakwena Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A mining services company in South Africa seeks individuals for a community skills development initiative targeting out-of-school youth. The role involves conducting risk assessments, assisting in blast preparations, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates need a Matric with English, Mathematics, and Physical Science (minimum 40% pass) and must be medically fit. No experience is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 40% pass rate in English, Mathematics, and Physical Science required.
• No experience required for applicants.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments and safe work declarations.
• Assist blaster in preparing charge-up area according to standards.
• Inspect site to determine target block and plan blasting.
• Mark off working area and erect prescribed barricades.
• Map holes ensuring correct placement.
• Measure depth of holes to ensure compliance.
• Rectify deviations by communicating with mine staff.
• Collect accessories needed for blasting as instructed.
• Place detonators and boosters for priming holes.
• Carefully insert detonators and attach weigh-down material under supervision.

Skills

Able to speak, read, and write in English

Medically fit

No criminal record

No illegal drugs and/or substances abuse

Education

Matric with English, Mathematics and Physical Science

Job description

Job Description

As part of our commitment to contribute positively in uplifting our host communities BME & Valterra Platinum Mine (Mogalakwena) is undertaking a community skills development initiative targeting out of school/unemployed youth (Youth - as defined in the National Youth Commission Act 19 of 1996) in the Mogalakwena Municipality areas specifically the Valterra Platinum Mine as host communities.

Overview

As part of our commitment to contribute positively in uplifting our host communities BME & Valterra Platinum Mine (Mogalakwena) is undertaking a community skills development initiative targeting out of school/unemployed youth (Youth - as defined in the National Youth Commission Act 19 of 1996) in the Mogalakwena Municipality areas specifically the Valterra Platinum Mine as host communities.

Qualifications

• Matric with English, Mathematics and Physical Science (with a minimum 40% pass rate respectively)

Experience

• No experience required

Duties

• Risk assessment and Safe work declarations to be done with the blaster at the place of work before entering workplace as per client requirements.
• Assisting the blaster for preparing the blast / charge-up area by meeting all the statutory, legal, client and BME requirements/standards/prescriptions
• Together with the Blaster, inspects the site to determine the target block and to plan the blasting process
• Marks off the working area by erecting the prescribed barricading material as prescribed by the client
• Required to map the holes to ensure that all the required holes correctly placed
• Required to measure and check the depth of the holes, and to ensure that they are all correctly drilled within the prescribed parameters
• In the event of detecting any deviations from prescriptions, responsible for behaving assertively and taking the necessary steps to rectify matters, e.g., by interacting and communicating to mine staff, drill contractor or the Foreman
• On instruction from the Blaster, required to collect the correct accessories to carry out the blasting assignment successfully
• Responsible to place all detonators and boosters at the collar of the hole to prepare for priming of the blast holes as per the blast plan issued by the mine.
• Responsible for priming the holes by carefully inserting detonators into boosters, attaching weigh-down material to the primer, and lower this primer in the hole under the supervision of the blaster.

Job Competencies

• Able to speak read and write in English
• No criminal record
• No illegal drugs and/or substances abuse
• Medically fit