driller - surface mine

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Dangerous

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

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
• Read instructions or diagrams and lay out drill patterns
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• 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

Equipment and machinery experience

• Drilling machine

Security and safety

• Drug test

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer