Overview
BME is the leading supplier of explosives to the South African open pit mining and quarrying industry. It offers ground breaking solutions to all its customers and has operations in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mali, Swaziland, Mauritania, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia. It also trades into Mozambique and the DRC. BME strives to remain at the forefront of technology by regularly participating in the research and trials of new blasting techniques and products, as well as attending and participating at technical conferences worldwide. BME continues to commercialise the new generation of electronic detonator as well as developing alternative products for the industry. We are recruiting a Blasting Assistant
Qualifications
Grade 12 ( Maths) Code 08 / Code B Licence (desirable) Magazine Master Ticket (desirable)
Experience
- Previous experience in blasting
- mining environment 2 years blasting assistant experience
Duties
- Assist the blaster for preparing the blast / charge-up area by meeting all the statutory, legal and BME requirements/standards/prescriptions
- inspects the site to determine the target block and to plan the blasting process with the blaster
- Assist the blaster by Marking off the block by erecting the prescribed perimeter tape Map the holes to ensure that all the required holes correctly placed
- Assist the blaster to measure and check the depth of the holes, and to ensure that they are all correctly drilled within the prescribed parameters
- Report any deviations to the blaster immediately
Closing date: 2023/05/18