driller, construction

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Determine depth and diameter of blast holes
• Direct explosive trucks to load 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
• Load explosives in blast holes by hand
• Read instructions or diagrams and lay out drill patterns
• Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
• Connect electrical wires, detonating cords or fuses into series and connect series to blasting machines; press handle or button to detonate charges
• 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
• Handle, store and transport explosives and accessories in accordance with regulations and ensure that safety procedures are observed
• 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
• Assemble or direct other workers to assemble primer charges using selected detonators, fuses, detonating cords and other materials