The Role
As an Infrastructure Miner, you will play a key role in safely and efficiently supporting underground operations. You’ll operate essential machinery, carry out infrastructure works, and contribute to maintaining a safe, productive mining environment. Working both independently and as part of a team, you’ll ensure that all activities meet ICL Boulby’s high standards of safety, quality, and operational performance.
The Responsibilities
Safety
- Working safely at all times and following all ICL Boulby policies, procedures, and emergency protocols.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation, risk assessments, method statements, and ISO 45001:2018 requirements.
- Conducting safe working practices, arriving fit for work, and prioritising safety in all decision making.
Operational Tasks
- Operating machinery and equipment to complete infrastructure work to required standards.
- Conducting pre start checks, using tools and equipment correctly, and completing all necessary documentation (logbooks, safety passports).
- Participating in risk assessments, method statements, and pre shift briefings.
- Completing works such as transport activities, conveyor work, back ripping, salvage, and installation tasks (where applicable).
Planning & Problem Solving
- Planning your own workload to ensure tasks are executed safely and effectively.
- Identifying hazards, solving operational problems, and escalating issues to supervisors when required.
- Strategically prioritising work to minimise operational downtime.
Teamwork & Communication
- Working collaboratively with supervisors, technical services, safety teams, and other infrastructure personnel.
- Reporting shift activities, changes, or safety concerns to the Overseer/Supervisor.
- Supporting and coaching other team members as required.
- Participating actively in safety briefings and providing constructive feedback.
Continuous Improvement
- Contributing ideas for operational improvements and efficiencies.
- Ensuring cost effective use and correct storage of consumables, equipment, and plant.
- Maintaining confidentiality around individuals, operations, and projects.
The Requirements
Experience & Knowledge
- Good understanding of Health & Safety principles.
- Awareness of mining support systems, ventilation, geology, and technical services.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and method statement development.
- Experience in transport operations, conveyors, back ripping, salvage, and installation work (desirable).
Qualifications & Training
- ICL UK standard in operation of required machinery.
- Risk Assessment training.
- IOSH Working Safely.
- Effective communication skills.
- Training in Altair gas detection monitoring equipment.
Applicants must hold, be working towards, or be willing to work towards all required qualifications within a reasonable timeframe.
Other Requirements
- Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
- Strong commitment to safe working practices.
- Willingness to follow instructions and adapt to operational needs.
