Job Description

To load holes with explosive products utilising a mixer-placer truck, according to BME standards. Responsible for truck inspection and maintenance.
Qualifications

• Grade 12
• EC Licence
• Dangerous Goods and Passengers permit (DGP)

Experience

• 3 years Truck Driving experience (preferably in mining environment)
• 5 years' experience in driving heavy duty vehicles (EC)
• Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email)

Duties

• Conducts the prescribed pre-use inspections and completion of the checklist prior to use of the truck
• Ensures that immediate corrections or repairs must be brought about before driving off when any problems in the red category are detected
• Makes the necessary corrections or repairs in the event of detecting any problems in the blue category, on site if possible, otherwise to report this for correction within 24 hours
• Signs the checklist and ensures that it is also signed by the Foreman and the mechanic
• Calibrates the instrumentation on the truck plant to ensure that all metrics remain correct or after major repairs were done on the vehicle, on a monthly basis
• Cleans the vehicle on an ongoing basis so that it is presentable in the eye of the public and takes personal pride in it
• Completes for Truck Performance administration daily
• Greases, captures and signs off the truck on a weekly basis
• Calibrates the sample required scale daily
• Drives the truck safely and responsibly in all weather conditions and on all road surface conditions when picking up or delivering product to the blasting site, responsible for
• Ensures that all the prescribed legal paperwork is in truck (e.g., copies of manufacturing permits, CTP, TTP, as stated in work instruction)
• Supervises the loading of the truck at the silos with the required product by the Truck Assistant
• Ensures that all SHERQ requirements are met
• Receives the charging instruction from the Blaster
• Carries out an inspection of all the holes and measures and records them to ensure that they are drilled to the correct depth
• Reports any out of spec holes to blaster
• Performs calculations to determine the correct mass of product to be loaded in each hole and reports any discrepancies to with the Foreman
• Inspects all the pumps and settings prior to commencing with the pumping process
• Takes a sample of the product and then analyses it to assess the product density prior to commencing the charging process
• Reports any out of spec analyses to the Foreman and will only start the pumping when completely satisfied with the product quality
• Reports any out of spec settings or equipment to the Foreman and will only start the pumping when completely satisfied with the mechanics of the process
• Engages the pumping process and loading the holes according to the design specs while ensuring all prescribed SHERQ requirements are met
• Takes a sample of the product as per BME standards, and/or customer requirements, to ensure that the product quality remains within spec and records it on the sheet provided
• Performs general administrative duties such as correct completion of loading sheets, pre-use checklists, as per BME standards.
• Complete grease schedules, calibrations and truck performance.
• Supervises the work of the Truck Assistant

Job Competencies

• Customer Focus - Essential
• Problem Solving - Essential

General
Job Related Skills

• Numerical skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills
• Report-writing abilities

Skills Required