Blaster Trainee

Quick Supply Company has serviced mining, quarrying and construction customers with integrity and expertise for over eight decades. Our goal is to partner with our customers to ensure optimal blasting outcomes while placing safety at the forefront of our day-to-day operations. Quick Supply Company is a nationally recognized family-owned and locally operated company.

Position: Blast Crew

Position Overview

Our Blast Crews perform a wide variety of manual, physical tasks at our location and customer sites in support of our blasting services. The tasks are performed outside in all weather conditions and include regularly moving items or objects weighing 50+ pounds, using shovels, pulling hoses, laying out products and carrying a wide variety of materials and tools. We offer growth opportunities to our employees to attend a truck driving program to obtain a CDL and Hazmat and Tanker endorsements as well as to pursue a career to become a blaster.

Responsibilities of the Blast Crew Position

• While carrying out daily responsibilities safety and compliance must be the first priority.
• Must be reliable and able to work closely with other location and crew members to provide exceptional customer service.
• Load and unload vehicles ensuring products are handled, transported and stored according to policy and regulations.
• Work outdoors in all types of weather, lifting and carrying 50 pounds or more of product and material on a regular basis.
• Pull hoses, shovel and frequently walk, bend, squat, stoop, twist to provide labor duties at the location and customer job sites.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Available to work overtime to meet customer objectives.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• Position requires ability to pass a background check conducted by the ATF to possess and handle explosives.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds and handle physically demanding work outdoors on a daily basis.
• Must be able to work under various weather conditions on rough terrain.
• Must be self-motivated, dependable, and possess a strong work ethic.

Pay and Benefits

We offer a competitive starting pay rate based on experience. We also offer a generous benefits package including paid-time off, holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, flex spending, life and accidental death, short and long-term disability, legal services and identity theft protection, critical illness, employee assistance, accident insurance, and a 401(k) plan that matches up to 6%.

If you are interested in growing with us in this ground-breaking career opportunity, please complete our initial quick application to get started!