About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Outdoors. Noisy. Dusty. Tasks: Drive and operate tracked or truck-mounted rotary drilling to bore large blast holes to specified depths at staked positions in open-pit mine or quarry. Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings. Measure location and stake out pattern of holes to be drilled, load blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore or rock. 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. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Hand-eye co-ordination. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Handling heavy loads. Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots. Personal suitability: Accurate. Team player. Judgement. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Employment terms options: Morning. Day. Weekend.