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North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listed on 2026-07-06
Listing for:
Rocky's Concrete Soil Technology
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-07-06
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
General Labor -
Manufacturing / Production
General Labor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate - Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years 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
- Work Term:
Temporary - Work Language:
English - Hours:
40 hours per week
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