Driller - surface mining (Driller) Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
NOC: 7372
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening
Salary: $31.98 Hourly for 42 hours per week, Other Benefits, As per collective agreement, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, RRSP Benefits, Vision Care Benefits
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia (5 vacancies )
Skill Requirements:
Education: Some high school, Completion of high school
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English
Type of Equipment: Track or truck-mounted rotary drilling machines, Drilling machines
Type of Work Experience: Open-pit mines
Driller Specific Skills: Operate drilling machines, Bore blast holes to specified depths, Drill blast holes in rock, Drill holes for building foundations or pilings, Measure location and stake out pattern of holes to be drilled, Load blast holes with explosives
Blaster Specific Skills: Determine depth and diameter of blast holes, Load explosives in blast holes
Additional Skills: Read instructions or diagrams, Ensure that safety procedures are observed
Security and Safety: Driver's validity license check
Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure, Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Ability to distinguish between colours, Sound discrimination, Standing for extended periods, Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Noisy, Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver's licence
Work Location Information: Rural area, Willing to relocate
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning
Employer: Walter Energy (Western Coal Corp.)