Summary Core Drill Operator - Construction, Surface Mining And Quarrying near Sherbrooke (QC)
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Description
Drillers in surface mining, quarrying and construction operate mobile drilling machines to bore blast holes in open-pit mines and quarries and to bore holes for blasting and for building foundations at construction sites. Blasters in this unit group fill blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore and rock or to demolish structures. They are employed by mining, quarrying and construction companies and by drilling and blasting contractors.
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Requirements
College or apprenticeship
College education or apprenticeship training usually required
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Wages
$30.00/hour
Median wage in the Estrie Region
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Prospects
Fair
The job prospects are fair in the Estrie Region
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Jobs
3 jobs
advertised near Sherbrooke (QC)
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Skills
- 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
- Operate tracked or truck-mounted drill equipped with auger or other attachment to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
- 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
- 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
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