Diamond drill operator – surface mining and quarrying

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Determine depth and diameter of blast 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
• 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
• Operate air-track, rotary, down-the-hole or other drilling machines to drill blast holes or may direct drilling of blast holes
• 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

Additional information

Security and safety

• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits