About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Noisy. Dusty. Cold/refrigerated. Hot. Work setting: Remote location. Tasks: Determine depth and diameter of blast holes. Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings. Operate air-track, rotary, down-the-hole or other drilling machines to drill blast holes or may direct drilling of blast holes. Drive and operate air-track or other drilling machines to bore large blast holes to specified depths at staked positions in open-pit mine or quarry. Operate drilling machines to drill blast holes in rock at road or other construction sites. Type of trucking and equipment: Surface mining dump, off-highway. Technical experience: Mapping and surveying. Equipment and machinery experience: Air-track drilling machine. Blasting machines. Drilling machine. Well casings. Specialization or experience: Specialized environmental skills and knowledge. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Drug test. Transportation/travel information: Willing to travel. Travel expenses paid by employer. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Standing for extended periods. Personal suitability: Dependability. Flexibility. Team player. Reliability. Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Employment terms options: Morning. Night. Day. Green job: Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes. Other benefits: Transportation provided by employer.