Miner at Anglo American

Job Description:

As our Miner your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Adhere to all health and safety practices and requirements.
• Maintain good housekeeping to ensure compliance and an environment where team members can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Active participation in VFLs, relevant Risk Assessments, and closed-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

Floor Stock:

• Exercise the necessary control over activities so that they do not have adverse effects on the environment and the immediate community, for example, ensuring the right amount of charge to minimise vibrations and the impact of blasting on the community (especially fly-rock).
• Measure drilled holes (primary and secondary blasting) according to the plan to determine the accurate quantity of explosives and accessories.
• Obtain the precise amount of blasting accessories from the explosive magazine.
• Charge blasting holes with the prescribed explosives to ensure the required fragmentation.
• Inspect the blasting area after the blasting operation for misfires and unsafe conditions and declare it safe for normal operations.
• Destroy all surplus and damaged explosives after each blasting operation according to the Mine Health & Safety Act.
• Compile the Blasting report and forward it to the supervisor within the agreed-upon time.
• Exercising control over explosives.

Controlled team activities:

• Observe and enforce any codes of practice, instructions, procedures, directives, permissions, exemptions, etc., issued by the mine, the Department of Mineral Resources or any other person authorised.
• Deliver outputs within the agreed timeframes and add value to the business.
• Deploy sub-ordinates (direct and indirect) effectively and plan their tasks proactively to ensure smooth production operation.
• Perform effective and efficient general office administration, such as diary management and order processing, thus contributing to achieving the team's objectives.
• Create SAP orders and follow-up.
• Take minutes in sectional meetings.

Clean and environmentally friendly work area:

• Keep the environment clean.
• Perform cleaning activities beyond the allocated area.
• Clean equipment with the appropriate tools.
• Maintain good housekeeping standards.
• Ensure all blasting activities follow legislation and required processes and procedures.

Assistance:

• Assist the supervisor and co-workers according to their level/area of competence and follow company policies when instructed or during the responsible person's absence to ensure the achievement of functional objectives.
• Assist the supervisor actively in continuous improvement projects.

This role is in the Mining (MIN) department on a band P3 level reporting to the Blasting Supervisor / Shift Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 Certificate / N3 Technical
• Opencast Blasting Certificate (DmRE Approved)
• Required: Valid Kumba Dover Certificate
• SA Drivers Licence
• Legal Liability Certificate (Advantageous)
• Hazchem (Advantageous)
• Competency A (Advantageous)

Technical Knowledge

• 3-5 years of previous mining blasting operational experience.
• Knowledge of mining blasting processes.
• Knowledge of the Mine, Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
• Knowledge of the Explosives Act & Regulations.