Bogger Operator

Join Our Team as a Bogger Operator – Drive Excellence in Underground Mining!
Are you an experienced underground mining professional passionate about safety, efficiency, and precision? We are seeking a skilled Bogger Operator to play a vital role in delivering high-quality mining services. In this position, you'll be instrumental in excavating and developing underground ore bodies, ensuring optimal operations while adhering to safety standards. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and possess the expertise to handle complex equipment and procedures, this is your chance to make an impact in a leading mining company.
What You'll Do:

• Develop underground bodes and stockpiles, ensuring efficient material movement.
• Operate trucks at full efficiency, maintaining strict separation of ore, waste, and low-grade material.
• Bog out and clean faces, inspect for miss-fires, and notify shift supervisors accordingly.
• Use Tele-Remotes to perform remote bogging from open stopes.
• Transport materials from stockpiles and assist with other bogging duties as needed.
• Maintain tidy roads within the work area, preventing hazards such as pooling water.
• Perform manual and tele-remote bogging of production stopes to stockpiles to support continuous operations.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience operating Sandvik, Cat, and Tele-Remote Boggers.
• Extensive knowledge of underground hard rock mining techniques, including watering, bogging, scaling, and trucking development.
• Strong understanding of underground mining industry practices and safety standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a challenging environment.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Additional experience with other mining equipment or remote operation technologies.
• Familiarity with underground ventilation or other mining support systems.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Prior experience working in similar underground hard rock mining environments.
• Valid and current Manual Australian Drivers Licence.
• Valid National Police Clearance
• Right to work in Australia.
• Relevant qualifications, certificates, and licences for underground mining operations.

Other Requirements:

• Must be physically fit and capable of working in a demanding underground environment.
• Commitment to safety protocols and industry best practices.
• Flexibility to work shifts as required.

Take your underground mining career to the next level! If you have the skills and enthusiasm to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply now and join a team dedicated to safety, innovation, and excellence. Your expertise can make a difference in achieving our goals and supporting our clients’ success.

  At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.