Senior Blasting Technician: Field Blasting & Tech Specialist

Omnia Holdings; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnia Holdings' BME division in Sishen, Northern Cape, seeks a Senior Blasting Technician to provide expert guidance on blasting planning, implementation and monitoring. You will support operations and clients, train teams, and use advanced technologies including face‑profiling software to improve safety and productivity.

You will work with a dedicated team, advancing blasting practices in open-pit and underground contexts while ensuring compliance, reporting and continuous improvement in

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with blasting ticket and 6 years of blasting experience.
• Mining Engineering Degree with 2 years' experience.
• Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email) (Advantageous)
• Tertiary qualification in mining (Advantageous)

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and advice to the operations and clients about the implementation of, training on, blasts.
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Must be able to build and maintain good internal and external customer relationships.
• Must be willing to perform any physical work in the field related to the usage of the monitoring equipment and analyse the performance thereof.
• Highly motivated self‑started with unquestionable high levels of integrity.
• A strong desire to learn and progress in the field blasting technology
• Monthly reporting to Line Management on activates conducted during the month

Skills

Blasting experience

Detonator systems

Electronic experience

Communication skills

Education

Grade 12 with blasting ticket

Mining Engineering Degree

Tertiary mining qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Omnia Holdings' BME division in Sishen, Northern Cape, seeks a Senior Blasting Technician to provide expert guidance on blasting planning, implementation and monitoring. You will support operations and clients, train teams, and use advanced technologies including face‑profiling software to improve safety and productivity.

You will work with a dedicated team, advancing blasting practices in open-pit and underground contexts while ensuring compliance, reporting and continuous improvement in