driller - surface mine
About this job
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.
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Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
Work setting
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Determine depth and diameter of blast holes
- Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
- 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
Experience and specialization
Type of trucking and equipment
- Surface mining dump, off-highway
Technical experience
- Mapping and surveying
Equipment and machinery experience
- Air-track drilling machine
- Blasting machines
- Drilling machine
- Well casings
Specialization or experience
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Drug test
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Reliability
Benefits
Other benefits
- Transportation provided by employer
Market insight
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The employer lists from 95 680 $ for this role at Kluane Drilling Ltd. in Whitehorse. For comparison, the local market median is about 53 793 $ based on 169 similar offers.
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