Blaster - English, IN

Job ID: 524502

Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc., a CRH Company, is the foremost supplier of crushed stone, sand, gravel, scrubber stone, rip-rap and ag-lime in the Ohio River Valley.

Complete with seven quarries, twenty retail locations and four sand and gravel plants, Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.

has supplied aggregate to area construction projects, large and small, since 1935.

Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.

is the Tri-State's established leader in delivering superior quality products that provide exceptional value to those we serve.

In addition, by being a part of the CRH Americas family, we are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that come together to form CRH Americas.

CRH Americas is the number one asphalt producer, the third-largest aggregates producer, and one of the top 5 ready mixed concrete producers in the United States.

CRH Americas operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

Summary:

Assembles, plants, and detonates charges of industrial explosives to loosen earth, rock to facilitate removal by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

Performs pre-shift inspection

Designs shots with the proper delays (electric, nonelectric) must know depth and spacing of individual benches

Keeps records of all inventories (cast booster, detonators, nitrates, emulsions etc.)

Figures scale distance, lbs/delay, power factors

Must know how to deck a shot and how to load a presplit

Keeps explosive truck in good working order, including cleaning out augers if necessary

Greases all bearings in augers

Operates the sequential board

Posts blast site while shot is being loaded and attends site until shot is fired

Drives explosive truck in a safe manner

Never works with back to highwall and remains a safe distance from highwall

Watches for changes in weather that could affect blasting.

(Thunderstorms, high winds)

Must follow all MSHA and Mulzer rules

regular and predictive attendance is an essential function of the job

When duties and reasonability change and develop the job description will be reviewed and subject to change as a business necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Oversees the blasting process and the activities of the blaster helpers

Qualifications

To perform his job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be familiar with all aspects of blasting.

(dos and don'ts)

Education and/or Experience

Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to...