Ticketed Blaster
Saskatchewan | Full-Time
Mining / Drill and Blast | Experienced (2+ years) | Rotational Shift Work
Position Type: Full-Time
Location: Saskatchewan, multiple mining operations
Schedule: Rotational shift work, days and nights, confirmed by site
Hours: 12-hour shifts, overtime available based on operational requirements
Compensation: $35.00 to $40.00 per hour, based on experience and tickets held
Living Out Allowance: $70.00 per day
Experience: 2+ years blasting in a mining or heavy industrial setting
Certification: Valid Saskatchewan blaster's certificate (surface or underground)
Accommodations: Provided
About GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd. GrizzlyTrek invests in our people, relationships, and partners, ensuring motivated and ready-to-work individuals meet job opportunities that foster lasting success. We work across Canada in mining, construction, oil and gas, turnarounds, and shutdowns. Dedicated to sustainable employment, we emphasize career opportunities and empowerment for Indigenous communities across Canada. Join us and contribute to building a more inclusive future.
The Role GrizzlyTrek is seeking ticketed Blasters to join our valued client's team at mining operations in Saskatchewan. This is a full time, rotational position on a production drill and blast crew, paying $35.00 to $40.00 per hour plus a $70.00 per day living out allowance, with accommodations provided.
You will load and fire shot patterns to an approved blast design, working alongside drillers, ground crew, and mine engineering against a daily production plan. Explosives handling, storage, transport,



and disposal follow site procedure and provincial regulation at every step. Your blaster's certificate is the qualification for this role, so you are hired for the ticket you already hold.
What You'll Do Load, prime, tie in, and fire shot patterns to the approved blast design
Inspect drill patterns and confirm hole depth, spacing, and condition before loading
Handle, transport, store, and account for explosives and detonators to regulation
Conduct pre-blast clearance and post-blast inspection, including misfire procedures
Complete blast reports, magazine records, and daily documentation accurately
Work with mine engineering on pattern adjustments for ground conditions and fragmentation
Participate in site safety meetings, hazard assessments, and toolbox talks
What You Bring Valid Saskatchewan blaster's certificate, current and in good standing
Two or more years of blasting experience in a mining or heavy industrial setting
Working knowledge of explosives handling, storage, and transport regulations
Ability to pass a pre-employment alcohol and drug test
Valid driver's licence and a current driver's abstract
Physically able to work rotational shifts in all conditions




Preferred Qualifications Underground blasting experience, or potash and uranium site experience
Common Core, surface miner, or underground mining modules
Electronic detonator systems, emulsion loading, or bulk explosives truck experience
Ground control, mine rescue, or first aid certification
Work Environment Production mining, not one-off demolition work. Sites operate year round on rotational schedules, with accommodations provided and a $70.00 per day living out allowance on top of your hourly rate. Shot patterns are designed and reviewed before they are loaded, and safety procedure around magazines, transport, and clearance is enforced without exception.
What We Offer $35.00 to $40.00 per hour, based on experience and tickets held
$70.00 per day living out allowance
Accommodations provided
Steady rotational work with continued placement between assignments
Opportunities for overtime based on operational requirements
Life insurance: $100,000 employee / $10,000 spouse / $5,000 per child
AD&D; insurance with critical illness and cancer coverage
Extended health care: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, nursing
Paramedical services: chiro, physio, massage, mental health (annual coverage)
Vision care: glasses, contacts, laser surgery, and exams
Dental care: 80% basic ($2,500), 50% major ($2,500), $2,500 ortho for children
Travel insurance: up to $5,000,000 per incident (trips up to 90 days)
Ongoing training and career development support

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📌 Ticketed Blaster (Saskatchewan)
🏢 Grizzlytrek Group
📍 Saskatchewan