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    Blaster - Remote - Aggeneys, South Africa - OMNIA

    OMNIA
    OMNIA Aggeneys, South Africa

    1 week ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Overview

    Role impacts :

    • Customer Satisfaction
    • Safe environment
    • Blasting in line with Company Policies and Procedures
    • Well maintained company vehicles

    Key Relationships :

    • Executive Team
    • Senior Management / Management / Country Managers
    • Customers
    • Support Teams
    • Operations
    • Production
    • Any other stakeholder as may be deemed important and relevant from time to time

    Qualifications

    • Grade 12 with Maths
    • Blasting Ticket Permit (PDP)
    • Magazine Master certificate

    Experience

    • 2 years' demonstrated blasting / assistance experience.
    • 3 years' demonstrated experience in mining / explosive environment

    Advantageous Requirements :

    Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email)

    Duties

    • Ensures that the correct accessories necessary to carry out the blasting assignment are drawn from the magazine once the blast design / accessory order is received where applicable.
    • Ensures that inspections of the vehicle are completed and that the pre-use checklist filled in prior to the use of the accessory transport vehicle.
    • Ensures that all the tasks necessary for preparing the blast are carried out in accordance with statutory / legal / BME requirements, including priming, pumping and stemming, timing design, as well as all the SHERQ requirements.
    • Approves the blasting after ensuring the safety of the area and that the all the required pre-blast procedures have been correctly carried out.
    • Ensures that the required inspections are made.
    • Responsible for declaring the area safe after the blast.
    • Ensures that the necessary administration and reporting are completed.
    • Supervises the work of Blasting Assistants and mixer-placer trucks.
    • Deals with unacceptable behaviour.
    • Escalates serious offences to Foreman.
    • Allocates relevant housekeeping tasks to the blasting team and ensures completion thereon.

    Job Competencies

    • Must be able to build and maintain good internal and external customer relationships.
    • Must be willing to perform any physical work in the field related to the usage of the monitoring equipment and analyse the performance thereof.
    • Highly motivated self-started with unquestionable high levels of integrity.
    • A strong desire to learn and progress in the field Blasting technology.
    • Willingness to drive extensively, sleep away from home and work outside normal working hours