Omnia is a diversified Group that conducts research and development, manufactures and supplies chemicals and specialised services and solutions for the agriculture, mining and chemicals application industries.
Differentiation is ensured by using innovation combined with intellectual capital, whereby Omnia adds value for customers at various stages of the ...
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Previous experience in Blasting / Mining environment
2 years 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
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
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Gmail
Yahoomail