TPD is recruiting for a Jumbo Operators to join a project development mine project at Raglan.
The primary role of the Jumbo Operator is to set up and operate single and multiple boom jumbo.
Site Details
Location: Northern Quebec
Rotation: 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off
Shift Schedule: 11-11.5 hours
Travel: Employee is responsible for travel to Rouyn-Noranda or Montreal. Kilometers traveled are reimbursed
Accommodations: Camp Environment
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Visually inspect, sound, scale and wash down work area, check for bootlegs and miss holes, flag lifters and mark bootlegs with paint.
- Assess ground conditions at the face and verify ground control measures in place according to mine ground support design.
- Set up digital theodolite and measure angles according to mine layouts.
- Determine face location by transferring physical measurements onto mine prints.
- Mark face according to face dimensions, drilling pattern and orientation of drill holes.
- Align drill on line and on grade and drill to the engineered dimensions.
- Install barricades to restrict access to work area(s) and to prevent access to rotating equipment.
- Lock out drill and perform minor repairs, such as: changing striker bars, couplings, water tubes and hose clamps
- Complete daily reports on equipment and workplace and submit written and verbal reports to supervisor
- Load and prime development round with bulk anfo and electronic detonators according to engineering design
- Place barricades/guards at all entrances to the blast, initiate blast according to project standards
- Maintain working area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
- The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- 5 years or more experience with operating Jumbo Drill in UG mining environment
- FMTM or Hard Rock Underground Common Core – Full Basic
- Explosives Permit
- Demonstrated ability to read mine plans and specifications for underground mining.
- Ability to multi task and work effectively
- Ability to work efficiently as part of a team as well as independently
- Must have the ability to adapt to change
- Good communication skills
Pre-employment requirement:
- Drug test
- Criminal Background Check
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination