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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Hard Heading Man jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 6 Hard Heading Man jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Hard Heading Man do?

  Tasks required include:

  • Inspects blasting area, drills shot holes, inserts explosives and detonates charges to loosen large pieces of rock, coal or ore.
  • Assembles drilling and cutting tools, operates controls to start machines and to regulate the speed and pressure of cutting and drilling.
  • Erects timber or metal supports to shore up tunnel and assists tunnel miner with the excavation of vertical shafts and underground tunnels.
  • Operates heading, ripping and cutting-loading machines to remove material from working face and monitors conveyor carrying away loose material.
  • Conveys goods and materials to and from the workface, loads and unloads mine cars and transfers materials from underground and surface conveyors to bunkers, tubs and rail trucks.
  • Operates agitators/vibrators to separate minerals and ensures that screened, filtered, crushed and separated material is discharged to appropriate chutes or conveyors.
  • Performs other mining and quarrying tasks not elsewhere classified including digging clay from open pits, operating high-pressure hoses to wash china clay from open pit faces and otherwise assisting miners.

• What are the entry requirements for a Hard Heading Man?

  There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in Land Drilling Operations at Level 2 and Processing Operations (Extractive Industries) at Level 3 are available. There is a minimum age limit of 18 for underground work.