Grange Resources Tasmania is on the lookout for a Assistant Shotfirer to join our operation in Savage River.
In this role, you will be exposed to cutting edge remote electronic initiation systems, bulk explosives systems and remote explosives loading technology.
The explosives loading and stemming is largely mechanised, with mechanical hose retraction and stemming loaders, with minimal small hose work.
Roster: 7 days on 7 days off roster
Day to day
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Quality Assurance & Control across the Drill & Blast process
- Assisting the Shotfirer in on-bench blasting activities
- Recording and reporting of explosive usage and blast details
- Misfire management
- Assisting the priming, loading, stemming, and firing of blast holes
- Assisting the preparation of blast areas and delineation
- Storage and handling of explosives and initiation systems
Who you are
To be successful in this role you have:
- Commitment to working safely in an isolated environment with minimal supervision
- Current full manual driver’s licence
- Current shot-firer permit preferred
- Security – sensitive dangerous substances permit – including PMV check
- Experience with handling explosives in an open-cut mine or quarry
- Demonstrable experience as a Shotfirer or Shotfirer’s Assistant
Who we are
We're Grange Resources, Australia's oldest and most experienced magnetite producer - combining both mining and pellet production expertise. Based in northwest Tasmania, we own and operate Australia's largest integrated iron ore mining and pellet production business.
Grange holds long term supply contracts for one million tonnes of its annual production and offers the balance of its production to market via a spot sales tendering/contracting process.
Savage River
The Savage River magnetite iron ore mine is a long-life mining asset where ore is mined and processed before it is transported by pipeline to Grange's pellet plant and ship loading facility at Port Latta.
The Savage River worksite is only an hour and half drive away from the vibrant coastal towns of north-west Tasmania, which offers a fantastic regional lifestyle and is only an hour’s flight from Melbourne with regular services from airports at Burnie, Devonport and Launceston.
Diversity
At Grange Resources Tasmania, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our productivity, and our community. Grange Resources Tasmania is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity or expression. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
How to Apply
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