Overview
The purpose of this role is to assist the truck operator in collecting products from the silos and delivering them to the blasting face. The individual will be responsible for the housekeeping and maintenance of the vehicle, refilling area, and other work areas. All tasks and duties must be performed in compliance with statutory, legal, client, and BME requirements and standards, without any shortcuts.
Qualifications
Matric / Grade 12 with Mathematics
Advantageous Requirements
Preferable - Code B or EC Licence
Preferable Competent A & Blasting assistant certificate (MQA)
Experience
1 year experience in blasting / mining environment
1 year blasting assistant experience
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.
Assist MMU with charging up blasting holes and filling up MMU with products.
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.
Any additional ad hoc duties must be completed within the specified timeframe.
Job Competencies
Business Acumen - Essential
Conflict Management - Essential
Customer Focus - Essential
Timely Decision Making - Essential
Functional Technical Skills - Mastery
Developing Direct Reports and Others - Strong Focus
Innovation Management - Essential
Meeting Deadlines - Essential
Motivating Others - Essential
Problem Solving - Essential
Drive for Results - Essential
General
Job Related Skills
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Numerical skills
Attention to detail
Strong communication/interpersonal skills
Report-writing abilities
Deadline:26th June,2026