Drill and Blast Supervisor

Join Norton and take advantage of these exciting opportunities to grow your career as an established gold miner. We look forward to welcoming you to our team

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION: Perth/Kalgoorlie

WORK SITE: Golden Cities

ROSTER: 8:6 - 12 hrs (Dayshift only) (Residential or FIFO from Perth)

PACKAGE: Salary + Performance Bonus + Residential Allowance + Site Allowance + Family Private Health Insurance or Allowance + Death and TPD Coverage or Allowance + Mental Health Programs + Gym Membership Discount + Other Benefits

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Drill and Blast Supervisor at Norton Gold Fields, you are responsible for overseeing all aspects of drilling operations, ensuring the safe and efficient completion of daily activities in alignment with relevant plans and objectives.

• Lead and supervise drilling crews & blast crews, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant open pit drilling operations.
• Communicate plans, objectives, and requirements clearly, providing documentation and technical guidance where needed.
• Monitor drilling progress, address deviations from patterns, and coordinate maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Maintain high safety standards through inspections, hazard control, statutory supervision, and training of drillers.
• Liaise with Pit Supervisors on progress, ground conditions, equipment status, and operational issues impacting production.
• Ensure housekeeping, operator compliance, and timely completion of allocated actions to meet company standards.

ABOUT YOU

• At least 5 years of Open Pit drill and blast experience and 2 years of leadership experience (Essential).
• Current WA Surface Shotfiring Licence &Dangerous Goods Security Card (Essential).
• Must hold and maintain Statuory 26 Supervisor Qualification (Essential).
• Current, unrestricted Western Australian Class "C" Driver's Licence (Essential).
• Experience with Epiroc Copco drilling fleet.

• Good understanding of the following machines:

• Epiroc T45, D45 and L7 Blast hole Drill rigs.

• Epiroc D65 down-hole hammer.

BENEFITS

• Permanent full-time role with an immediate start.
• Excellent remuneration package with additional allowances.
• Receive a $12k residential allowance per annum, if you are residential and not FIFO.
• Receive up to $5k site allowance per annum, depending on your site location.
• Receive up to 10% short-term incentive payment (STIP) of your base salary.
• A fully covered family private health insurance through GU Health Complete Gold Cover or allowance up to $5k.
• A fully covered Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance or allowance up to $2.4k.
• Pro-rata long service leave (LSL) after just 5 years of service and be entitled to 13 weeks paid LSL after 10 years of service.
• Work with a team that prioritises safety while ensuring you achieve your best output.
• A clear career path with training and development opportunities.

WHY NORTON GOLD FIELDS?

Norton Gold Fields is one of Australia's largest domestic gold producers, with a recent annual production of up to 200,000 ounces. The Company has a mining and processing complex in Western Australia's world-class Kalgoorlie goldfield region, including a highly prospective tenement package of more than 1,000km² surrounding the 3.8Mtpa Paddington Mill. Norton recently expanded production capability by commissioning the Binduli North Heap Leach Project.

Our vision is to be the leading gold producer, setting the industry benchmark in safety, teamwork, innovation, operational efficiency, and cost control.

Norton currently has a range of opportunities across multiple long-term projects in the Goldfields region, all conveniently located just 10-45 minutes from town.

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Norton is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Australian Government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our roles, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability.