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Blaster - New Athens, Oh

Austin Powder Company

  • Ohio
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Ensures the shot crew complies with customers’ policies/procedures, Coordinates the handling of all customer issues, blast area incidents, and/or public concerns related to the event with appropriate APC personnel. Under direction or in position of Blaster in Charge, reviews drill patterns and diagrams, determines product and shot layout necessary to meet customer needs.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationOhio
    IndustryMining
    Company Size1,500 to 1,999 employees
    Year Founded1833
    Websitehttp://austinpowder.com/

    Description

    Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.

    Key Responsibilities and Duties

    • Under direction or in position of Blaster in Charge, reviews drill patterns and diagrams, determines product and shot layout necessary to meet customer needs.

    • Communicates blast details with all personnel on job site.

    • Performs duties necessary to prepare and detonate a shot safely and successfully.

    • Conducts pre/post Shot Safety Audits and documentation per Austin’s policy on all shot service events.

    • Ensures the shot crew complies with customers’ policies/procedures,

    • Coordinates the handling of all customer issues, blast area incidents, and/or public concerns related to the event with appropriate APC personnel.

    • Communicates regularly with the sales representative and/or Location Manager regarding customer accounts.

    • Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by assuring compliance at the location, at customer sites, and during transit as required by regulation and company policy.

    • Complies with APC inventory management procedures.

    • Completes and maintains necessary paperwork or software programs as required by company policies and procedures, Department of Transportation, or other federal or state agencies.

    • Other duties as assigned.

    Education and Experience

    • High school diploma or equivalent

    • 21+ years old as required by ATF.

    • Current blaster's license as required by state.

    • Experience of all initiation systems, laser profiling, and seismographs

    Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

    · Must meet requirements of all state and federal explosive laws and qualify as an ATF explosive possessor.

    · Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing.

    · Ability to audibly hear and respond to the work environment of an active mining site.

    Work Environment and Physical Demands

    • Ability to work outside in all weather conditions.

    • Outdoor climate and terrain.

    • Exposure to dust, noise, oils and other mining elements.

    • Position requires the ability to walk, stand, stoop, kneel and hand/finger dexterity to operate controls/tools.

    • Loads and unloads 40-60 pound product bags or boxes from company trucks. Unloading may require repeatedly carrying product/boxes.

    Location

    Travel is required to customer location within LLC’s geographic area.

    Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

    This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

    About Company

    In 1833, America was emerging as a vibrant, growing country with virtually boundless energy and a manifest destiny. The Erie Canal, in operation for eight years, had cut travel time from New York westward to Buffalo by one-third for both people and cargo. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, America's first passenger train, was opening up the western reserve.

    Part of the westward migration involved, literally, moving mountains. Austin Powder was founded in that same year to produce the black powder that would help break the rocks, mine the coal and build the canals. From the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, we grew as the country grew.

    We have been in business for over 180 years. Today, we manufacture a full line of industrial explosives and accessories, and provide blasting services to customers throughout North America and around the world.

    While our black powder days are long gone, the original spirit and initiative remain as part of our corporate culture. We are pleased to be of service to our mining, quarrying, construction, and seismic exploration customers in North America and throughout the world.

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