Logo for Drill and Blast Supervisor

Drill and Blast Supervisor

Norton Gold Fields
Perth, WA
A$10 p/h + 10% Bonus + GU Health + Allowances
Mining, Resources & Energy → Mining - Drill & Blast
Full-time
On-site

Posted 1 day ago


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.

APPLY NOW…

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.


About Norton Gold Fields

WA, Australia

Norton Gold Fields Limited (Norton or “the Company”) is one of Australia’s largest domestic gold producers, with annual production of more than 178,000 ounces. The Company has a mining and processing complex in Western Australia’s world-class Kalgoorlie gold region, including a highly prospective tenement package of 1,092km² surrounding the 3.3Mtpa Paddington Mill.

Norton acquired the Bullabulling Gold Project near Coolgardie in 2014, including a series of granted mining leases, prospecting licences and exploration licences. Historically, Bulabulling was a near-surface open pit gold mining producer in the 1990's. Norton aims to review and advance the project towards production.

Norton has Mineral Resources of 10.35Moz, gold Ore Reserves of 1.11Moz and a mine life in excess of ten years, with considerable exploration upside from more than 80 known prospects across its tenement package.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Looking for More Opportunities?

Explore more jobs with upfront salary details that respect your worth.

Blast Hole Driller

Norton Gold Fields

Logo for Blast Hole Driller
Perth, WA
A$10 p/h
Full-time
On-site

Blast Crew

Guma-Warnii Resources

Logo for Blast Crew
Perth, WA
A$50 p/h
Contract
On-site

Supervisor

Duratec Limited

Logo for Supervisor
Perth, WA
A$12 p/h
Casual
On-site

Retail Supervisor

City Beach

Logo for Retail Supervisor
West Perth, WA
A$27.58 p/h
Full-time
On-site

FIFO Construction Site Supervisor - Permanent Opportunity

ATCO Structures and Logistics

Logo for FIFO Construction Site Supervisor - Permanent Opportunity
Hope Valley, WA
A$26 p/h
Full-time
On-site

Mobile Maintenance Supervisor

Norton Gold Fields

Logo for Mobile Maintenance Supervisor
West Kalgoorlie, WA
A$10 p/h
Full-time
On-site

Training Coordinator - Drill and Blast

Norton Gold Fields

Logo for Training Coordinator - Drill and Blast
West Kalgoorlie, WA
A$10 p/h
Full-time
On-site

Underground Shift Supervisor

Norton Gold Fields

Logo for Underground Shift Supervisor
West Kalgoorlie, WA
A$10 p/h
Full-time
On-site