Senior Blasting Technician - Mamatwan at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or equivalent
• Competency B 

Advantageous Requirements:

• 2 years demonstrated experience in AXXIS mining technology or equivalent.

Experience

• 3 years demonstrated experience in mining / explosives environment
• 2 years demonstrated experience in surface blasting
• 2 years demonstrated experience in people management 

Duties

Technical support 

• To provide technical support and advice to the operations and clients about the implementation of training on blasts
• Build and maintain good internal and external customer relationships.
• Monitoring of equipment and analysing the performance thereof 

Prevented/mitigated company risks 

• To assist with all the relevant training and risk management documentation
• Ensuring compliance with Mine Health and Safety Act and adherence to stipulated disciplines for continuous improvement of Occupational Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality that impact on the organisation.
• Promoting a safety conscious culture and ensuring adherence to all legislation. 

Blast Quality Reviews 

• Conduct and evaluate blast results using databases, instrumentation, blasting software’s (e.g. BME BlastMap software)
• Write blast report writing as per requirements 

Job Competencies

Job Related Skills:

• Intermediate skills in Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Technical skills in blast designs.
• Research capability and skill
• Ability to analyse scientific data.