General Miner at Anglo American

Job Description:

The General Miner has a legal accountability for construction blasting in terms of the MHSA and will be required to contribute and assist the mining team with the execution of all tasks relating to the role. The role for a General Miner is varied in the mining structure from moving men, material and ore to construction within the mining domain.

The role will supervise a crew in fulfilling its specific activities, with a timeframe of 6-12 months.

Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

Effective logistics role during a shift. Ensure that safety is maintained

• Ensure that the working areas are safe through inspections.
• Ensure that safety and mining standards are adhered to.
• Ensure that up to date operating standards and procedures are communicated, applied and understood by the team.
• Manage explosives and prepare blasting area to standard to ensure safe effective blasting.
• Monitor and correct the process regularly to ensure conformance to and understanding of standards.

 Allocate work schedules and tasks to team

• Ensure crew team delivers quality work so that progress remains to plan
• Continuously liaising with supervisors and team
• Continues liaison with the Shift Supervisor or Shaft Foreman in relation to operations and maintenance activities

Good employee relations

• Effective two-way open communication with team.
• Ensure that team members have clear work expectations and plans from day to day and week to week
• Control discipline and ensure fair decisions regarding Employees Relations matters

Effective administration of necessary systems

• Compile an accurate shift report and forms to record operational progress and material orders
• Ensure that required job instructions and checklists are available to the team members

Support overall operation of the section

• Identify opportunities to improve operational performance in the section.
• Highlight areas of concern to management

Qualifications:

• Matric
• Valid Blasting Certificate

Experience: 

• 1 to 3 years’ experience as a Miner /Crew Captain
• Trackless mining experience will be advantageous

Knowledge and skills

• Must have a Driver’s license, and with own transport
• Computer proficiency
• Certificate of Fitness

Closing Date: 22nd, April 2022