Descriptions
Summary
**Charge Up Trainer – Expert (Underground Mining Operations)**
**Overview**
The Charge Up Trainer – Expert is responsible for delivering high-quality training, coaching, and competency assessments for underground charge-up personnel. This role ensures that all charge-up activities are performed in full compliance with regulatory requirements, site standards, and industry best practices.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Deliver theoretical and practical training for all charge-up tasks, including explosives storage, transportation, and handling, charging development headings, production rings, and stope preparations, priming, loading, stemming, and tying in blast patterns, misfire management and emergency response, and use of electronic, non-electric, and detonator-based firing systems.
- Assess and verify operator competencies against site-based or national standards.
- Develop training materials, manuals, standard work procedures, and assessment tools.
- Provide one-on-one coaching for new and existing charge-up operators.
- Identify skills gaps and create targeted training plans to build workforce capability.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure all training incorporates critical control management.
- Conduct and document field observations, task audits, and safe work verifications.
- Participate in incident investigations related to blasting, explosives, or misfires and implement corrective actions.
**Requirements**
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (or equivalent VET/industry training qualification).
- Experience with modern blasting technologies (e.g., i-kon, EBS, smart blasting systems).
- Minimum 5–10 years underground charge-up experience, preferably in high-production mining.
- Valid Shotfirer / Blaster License or equivalent explosives competency.
- Demonstrated expertise in development and production charging, blast tie-ins, and electronic detonator systems.
- Proven experience training or mentoring underground charge-up personnel.
- Strong understanding of relevant underground mining legislation and explosives regulations.
- High level of hazard awareness and risk management capability in an underground environment.
- Experience using learning management systems (LMS) for training and recordkeeping.
- Exposure to mine emergency response or incident investigation.
**Key Competencies & Attributes**
- Strong communication and coaching skills.
- High personal safety standards and ability to lead by example.
- Ability to deliver clear, structured training in both classroom and field environments.
- Problem-solving skills with a focus on reducing operational risk.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary underground team.
- Patience, professionalism, and strong interpersonal skills.
**Benefits**
- Join our exceptional team and embody Barrick’s core values.
- Opportunity to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values.
**Deadline**
- Not specified.
**Job Type**
- Fixed Term.
How to apply
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
