Snr Blasting Technician (NC-Tshipi) at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Overview    

Provide technical support and advice to the operations and clients about the implementation of, training on, blasts.

Qualifications    

• Matric Certificate 
• Academy of Explosives Technology (AET1)
• Academy of Explosives Technology (AET Advance)
• Competency B

Advantage

• Mining related Diploma / Degree
• Blasting Engineering Certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in mining
• Blasting Engineering Certificate

Experience    

• 3 years demonstrated experience in mining / explosives environment
• 2 years demonstrated experience in AXXIS mining technology
• 2 years demonstrated experience in people management
• Experience in Axxis Technology
• Experience as a Blaster/Blasting Technician 

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 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