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driller, construction Recruitment agency

Posted on April 09, 2024 by Employer details 1327774 B.C.LTD

Job details

  • LocationNorth Vancouver, BC
  • Salary37.00 to 45.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Shift, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Permanent placement opportunity
  • Source Job Bank #2872441

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Read instructions or diagrams, lay out drill pattern and determine depth and diameter of blast holes and conduct field tests to determine type and quantity of explosives required
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operate drilling machines to drill blast holes in rock at road or other construction sites

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Air-track drilling machine
  • Blasting machines
  • Detonators
  • Drilling machine
  • Galvanometer
  • Safety mat
  • Track or truck-mounted rotary drilling machines

Area of work experience

  • Construction site

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Judgement

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Travel insurance

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-05-09

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