rope access technician (RAT)

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Ensure the safety of the mine by scaling loose rock from walls and roof, drilling and installing rock bolts

Supervision

• Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) Certification
• Commercial diver's license
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Drilling equipment

• Drilling machine

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Resourcefulness

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Gasoline paid
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer