Miner Stoping – Sibanye-Stillwater
Job Description
Job Purpose
The appointed individual holds responsibility for safely accessing ore reserves via face detonation and recovering mineral resources from subterranean extraction zones. This function involves fulfilling production goals through secure underground blasting operations across the stoping horizon, encompassing waste development and the reef footprint.
Core Duties and Functions
The incumbent oversees operations by preparing extraction faces for daily detonation while guaranteeing strict adherence to legislative obligations through proper log utilization and communication channels. Responsibilities include organizing, executing, and documenting safety discussions, evaluating potential dangers, spotting workplace hazards, and reviewing documentation supplied by support units like engineering, ventilation, surveying, and safety to execute corrective measures when needed. The professional manages daily and weekly performance expectations, supplies direct feedback, displays current work plans for transparency, and bears statutory responsibility and official appointment under relevant mining regulations to handle legal administration, record keeping, and compliance with organizational guidelines. Additional tasks involve managing early shift inspections, completing time logs, requisitioning explosives, maintaining tool inventories, submitting shift summaries, validating equipment checklists, supporting cultural transition plans, fostering stakeholder communication, advising operational teams on technical needs, tracking equipment faults, managing leave rosters, mentoring crew members, overseeing charging standards, optimizing asset utilization, tracking daily advancements, and ensuring overall operational excellence alongside health and safety.
Credentials and Prerequisites
Candidates must possess a Permanent Blasting Certificate, alongside foundational education ranging from AET Level 3 or Grade 9 up to Grade 12. Essential background demands at least twenty-four months of practical extraction experience functioning as a Team Leader, holding medical fitness clearance for the designated operating division, and passing a thorough security background check. Furthermore, applicants must hold a valid driver’s license. Holding a Shift Supervisor Certificate serves as an advantageous qualification.
How to Apply
Submit your candidate profile via the designated digital recruitment portal. Ensure you reference EPL 0074759 and have all required certification and medical clearances prepared for upload.
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