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**Certified Blaster (2nd Class)**

**Location**

Dartmouth, NS

**Benefits**
- Benefits package
- Designated paid holidays
- Paid vacation

**Full job description**

**Job Brief**

Direct, schedule and carry out blasting operations at Conrad’s quarry. You will be responsible for designing, reporting on, and firing production Blasts in Conrad’s quarry while adhering to all federal, provincial and municipal regulations.

**Who We Are**

Conrad Brothers. LTD, a subsidiary of Ocean Contracting Group LTD., is a local leader in aggregate production, sales and delivery service, delivering aggregate solutions to the Public and private construction sectors in the HRM. With a legacy of performance, quality and operational excellence, Conrad Brothers LTD. is known for producing Local, quality Aggregates, minimizing environmental impact on our community, and going the extra mile to satisfy our customer’s requirements. Backed by a team of Highly experienced surface mining professionals, Conrad Brother’s LTD. Prides itself on its dedication to our Community and Serving the aggregate needs of the HRM.

**What You’ll Do**

As the Quarry’s Blaster, you will design, schedule, lay-out, and fire blasts safely under the supervision of the lead blaster. You will be responsible for maintaining blast logs as well as ensuring compliance with all federal, provincial and local laws, rules, and regulations. Other duties will include:

- Maintaining inventory of blasting products while ensuring supply chain.
- Proactively supporting all safety programs.
- Monitoring and assisting with drilling and drill maintenance operations
- Providing detailed electronic blast reports for each blast event.
- Deploying and maintaining seismic monitoring equipment
- Preforming intermediate mathematical equations to quantify Volumes and elevations
- Basic surveying.
- Actively comply with applicable regulatory health and safety policies and practices in order to ensure personal safety and the safety of employees, sub-contractors, company assets, environment, and regulatory compliance.
- Other duties required by the lead blaster and/or quarry manager

**What We’re Looking For**:

- A Class 2 or higher Nova Scotia Blasting license
- 4+ years experience in blasting (i.e. mining, quarry, construction operations)
- Working knowledge of (Canadian)Blasting regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Sound computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience using bulk emulsions.
- Surveying/profiling experience as an asset
- Physically capable of lifting 25kg repeatedly
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and a team player

**What We Offer**:

- Paid vacation time + paid holidays
- Benefit package
- Paid accumulated sick time
- Competitive hourly rates
- Unionized work environment
- Five-day work week
- Stable and consistent working hours and location

Built on Quality

Built on Service
- Conrad Brothers LTD is an equal employment opportunity employer and will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law or otherwise._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 50 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Must have at a minimum a Blaster 2nd Class license.

Work Location: In person