driller, construction
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.