Area Blaster

Vulcan Materials Company • Macon, MI

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About The Position

The Area Blaster plans and designs blasts to optimize production while meeting company standards for air overpressure and ground vibration and complying with applicable regulations. The role coordinates drilling and shot loading, verifies that work follows the planned design, and works with plant management and blasting vendors to arrange the correct quantities of blasting agents. It also supports mine and pit planning, evaluates blast results, completes blasting-program records and surveys, and responds to community inquiries. The position requires applicable blasting licensure or certification and travel to assigned locations as necessary, including interstate travel.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain the necessary state blasting license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain ATF employee possessor status.
• A combination of drilling and blasting-related experience and technical training.
• Prior blasting experience, preferably mining-related.
• Ability to operate signature analysis computer software.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and comply with Federal regulations, including MSHA and ATF requirements, and State regulations concerning drilling, blasting, and general safety.
• Proficiency with GPS instruments and ability to calculate scale distances.
• Knowledge of geological aggregate formations and various types of blasting agents.
• Ability to direct drilling and shot-loading activities according to design and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design shots to optimize production while maintaining company standards for air overpressure and ground vibration and complying with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Adjust standard patterns—including burden, spacing, angles, diameter, and depths—to create safe and appropriate designs.
• Direct drillers to ensure shots are drilled according to design specifications.
• Measure and audit drilling accuracy and drill logs using instruments such as a laser profiler and bore track.
• Direct vendor bulk truck drivers and Vulcan shot helpers during shot loading, ensuring blasting standards are followed and shots are loaded according to the planned design.
• Comply with Federal and State regulations and protocols for safety, blasting-agent inventory or storage, and blasting.
• Coordinate with plant management and the blasting vendor to ensure delivery of the correct quantity of blasting agents for each shot design.
• Perform duties that foster neighbor and community relations and respond to inquiries from community groups.
• Complete blasting-program administrative work, including computer-generated shot reports, pre-charging and post-blast surveys, video review and analysis of shots, and shot layout diagrams.
• Travel to assigned locations as necessary, including interstate travel.
• Read and interpret mine maps to help guide facility management with mine and pit planning.
• Read, analyze, and interpret seismographic results and make necessary shot-design adjustments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED