Orica Canada Inc

Blasting

Jul 13, 2020

At Orica, we're committed to developing tomorrow's technologies and solving today's challenges together with our customers. Orica is the global leader in commercial explosives and blasting systems, delivering solutions to meet our customer’s needs across the surface and underground mining, civil tunnelling, quarrying, construction and oil and gas markets.
 
Our global technical services network of mining engineers, blasting technicians and product support specialists work to improve the efficiency, productivity and safety for our customers operations.
 
Orica’s world-class manufacturing facilities which are strategically located throughout the world and our integrated global and local supply chains ensure reliable supply to our customers of the right product, on time, every time.
 
The blasting systems range includes BlastIQ™ Platform, Bulk Systems, Wireless Initiating System, Electronic Blasting Systems, Initiating Systems, Packaged Explosives and Blasting Services.
 
BlastIQ™ Platform
 
Orica’s BlastIQ™ Platform delivers a range of integrated technology solutions to improve productivity and reduce the overall cost of drill and blast operations. 
 
At every stage of the blasting process, from pre-blast modelling through to post-blast measurement and analysis, BlastIQ™ provides the benchmarks and insights needed to ensure sustainable, cost-effective improvements in blast performance. 
 
Bulk Systems
 
Orica’s world-leading Bulk Systems integrate products, manufacturing, logistics, equipment and technical expertise, to create bulk explosives and deliver them safely and efficiently into the blasthole.
 
Bulk Explosives play a critical role in mining, quarrying and construction operations, providing the energy to move a rock mass and reduce it to an optimal size. When it comes to energy, Orica’s Bulk Explosives offer the broadest range of energy on the market.
 
Wireless Initiating System
 
Orica’s game-changing wireless initiating system improves safety by removing people from harm’s way and improve productivity by removing the constraints imposed by wired connections. It is a critical pre-cursor to automating the charging process. And is a world’s first technology that is truly wireless, signalling a step-change in in-hole initiation and decisive step towards full automation of drill and blast operations in the future.
 
Electronic Blasting Systems
 
Orica’s Next Generation of Electronic Blasting Systems harnesses the latest developments in blasting technology to help our customers achieve optimal blast results.
 
Built on more than 20 years of laboratory testing and 12 years use in the field, i-kon™ III, i-kon™ II, uni tronic™ 600 and eDev™ II set new standards in safety, reliability and efficiency.
 
Initiating Systems
 
Orica manufactures and distributes the widest range of Initiating Systems around the globe. Whether for general or niche applications, Orica offers customers a choice of products to meet their specific operational needs.
 
Orica’s extensive range of Initiating Systems includes electric detonators, Exel™ non electric detonators, Cordtex™ detonating cord and Pentex™ boosters. 
 
Packaged Explosives
 
Orica offers the widest range of globally consistent, high quality Packaged Explosives to the mining, quarrying and construction sectors. Our extensive range gives customers access to the very best in product performance – whatever their application, wherever they operate.
 
With excellent shock and heave energy, Orica’s Packaged Explosives are safe, easy to use and reliable.
 
Blasting Services
 
Orica offers a comprehensive range of industry leading blasting services to improve blast outcomes. Our blasting professionals utilise a complete range of design, modelling, measurement and survey tools, a broad range of market leading products, as well as sophisticated delivery systems, to meet the wide-ranging needs of our customers. 
 
Our experienced technical services and operational teams work with customers to understand their needs. We deliver complete services to customers, across hole loading, blast loading, technical blast management and performance based services, solving more complex blasting challenges. 
 
Orica invests significantly in the development of technologies and techniques to ensure we continue to deliver products and services to meet the needs of our customers.
 

Source: https://www.orica.com/Products---Services/blasting#.XwXxJ20zbIU

Blaster (Greely, ON)

As a Blaster you will be responsible for the daily loading and firing of blasts and providing support, mentoring and developing the skills of the team to meet the needs of Mining Services in accordance with agreed goals for the business.

Technical Services WebGen Eastern Canada (Sudbury, ON)

This role is critical for Webgen integration at customer sites and the provision of ongoing services. 

Integrity Engineer (Carseland, AB)

The Engineer – Integrity is responsible for developing, implementing and continuously improving work strategies for all pressure equipment within the Manufacturing Centre to enable the product line to achieve their objectives in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost and complying with the local and corporate regulations.

Operator - Plant (Victoria Gold)

The Operator Packaged and Bulk ANE, ANFO undertakes the processes/system associated with Packaged and Bulk ANE, ANFO production to the extent of their skill and competence and operates the manufacturing facilities safely, efficiently and effectively to address production and distribution requirements and provide a quality service in the manufacture of Packaged and Bulk ANE, ANFO to our customers in a safe and environmentally conscious manner.

Driver - Explosives (Greely ON)

To ensure production occurs on a timely basis following all safety procedures and taking a pro-active teamwork approach focused on coordinating assigned machine operation and product handling functions.

Technician - Field Support (Sudbury ON)

The Technician - Field Support provides maintenance and reliability support and management role for plant and equipment regionally.

Temporary Safety Advisor (Sudbury, ON)

Provides partnering support to enable excellence in Safety, Health, Environment, and Security (SHES) culture and performance through effective major hazards and critical control management, systems, standards and governance.

Production Operator (Tappen, BC)

The production operator position is physically demanding. Employees are required to work on their feet for up to 12 hours per day. Physical activities includestanding, walking, bending, kneeling and repetitive motion. Some aspects of theposition require employees to lift and/or move up to 50lbs.

Temporary MMU Operator (Whitehorse, Yukon)

To operate equipment and support plant operations to provide blasting products and services to customers. To provide a quality service in the manufacture of bulk explosives to our customers in a safe and environmentally conscious manner.

Operator - MMU (Victoria Gold, NT)

This is a general labour / driver position ensuring production occurs on a timely basis, following all safety procedures and taking a pro-active teamwork approach focused on coordinating assigned machine operation and product handling functions.