blaster, construction

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction

Tasks

• Direct explosive trucks to load holes
• 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
• Load explosives in blast holes by hand
• Read instructions or diagrams and lay out drill patterns
• Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
• Operate air-track, rotary, down-the-hole or other drilling machines to drill blast holes or may direct drilling of blast holes

Supervision

• Blasters (surface mining or quarrying or construction)

Area of work experience

• Construction site
• Quarries

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Day

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 35 to 47 hours per week