MPU Operator - Brazil

Description

Job Summary: Operates trucks and specialized equipment to deliver commercial explosives to customers safely, timely, and efficiently. Key Highlights: 1. Global leader in commercial explosives and blasting technology 2. Strong commitment to safety and continuous improvement 3. Optimizes operations, improves productivity, and reduces environmental impact **Job Brief** ------------- The UMB (Mobile Pumping Unit) Operator operates Dyno Nobel trucks and specialized equipment to deliver ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil) and other commercial explosives to customers safely, timely, and efficiently. **Who We Are** **Dyno Nobel** is the global leader in commercial explosives, manufacturing, and blasting technology, delivering innovative solutions to the mining, quarrying, construction, and seismic industries. With a legacy of safety, performance, and technical excellence, Dyno Nobel is recognized for pushing the boundaries of what is possible in commercial explosives—helping customers optimize operations, improve productivity, and reduce environmental impact. Supported by a dedicated team of professionals and a strong commitment to continuous improvement, Dyno Nobel sets the standard for reliability and responsibility in explosives manufacturing and blasting services worldwide. Join us in everything that makes Dyno Nobel an outstanding place to work: OUR culture, OUR values, OUR commitment to safety, and, most importantly, OUR PEOPLE. This combination makes Dyno Nobel a great place to work. **Job Summary:** The MPU Operator will be responsible for operating Dyno Nobel trucks and specialized equipment to deliver ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil) and other commercial explosives to customers safely, timely, and efficiently. **Essential Functions:** * Ability to accurately complete inventory records, relevant documentation, and reports * Drive and operate bulk/mix trucks to prepare and deliver high-quality ANFO products to customer sites * Operate and perform maintenance on rigid trucks, ANFO units, and drainage equipment (or equivalents), delivering and unloading products in accordance with Dyno Nobel’s Health and Safety Management System procedures and practices * Calibrate equipment, calculate fuel ratios, and verify emulsion density * Load and unload all trucks, and maintain organized depots, sites, and inventories * Support raw material unloading * Perform measurements, priming, stemming, and loading support for blastholes when required * Transport materials and explosives * When necessary and duly authorized, operate auxiliary equipment and/or light vehicles (e.g., pickup trucks) * Support pre-split blasthole loading when required * Support blasthole stemming operations when required * Follow all safety procedures and maintain safe working conditions in the yard, during vehicle operation and equipment handling, and at detonation sites—ensuring personal safety and that of others * When necessary and duly authorized, operate the magazine truck to transport explosives to the detonation area * Prepare and maintain all records and reports related to explosives handling and transportation—including safety, usage, and detonation—to ensure accurate billing, regulatory compliance, and performance history * Knowledge of and consistent application of company policies and procedures, applicable technical modules, site-specific standards, and safety guidelines * Ability to work with numerical accuracy and perform basic mathematical calculations * Proactively identify hazards and use preventive tools such as Take 5 to promote individual accountability for safety * Maintain safe working conditions and ensure all team members and others on site follow safety procedures and standards, ensuring safe and successful operations. **Requirements:** * Completed high school education * Valid Brazilian National Driver’s License (CNH) Class D or E * Current MOPP (Hazardous Materials Transportation) course certification, per ANTT requirements * Proven experience in mining, truck operation, and/or equipment related to explosive loading (preferred) * Knowledge of explosive handling and transportation per Brazilian Army regulations (SFPC) * Knowledge of and adherence to safety, occupational health, and environmental (SSMA) standards * Availability to work in mining areas and on rotating shifts (specific location) * Ability to perform basic calculations and complete operational reports * Physical fitness for field activities * Preferred experience with ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil), emulsions, and rock blasting processes **What We Offer:** * Health insurance * Dental insurance * Life insurance * Meal allowance * Transportation allowance **Our Values:** * Zero Harm to All, Everywhere + Value People – Respect, Recognize, and Reward + Think Customer. Everyone. Every Day. + Treat the Business as If It Were Our Own + Care for the Community and the Environment + Challenge and Improve the Status Quo + Keep Our Promises *Dyno Nobel is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.