Continuous Miner Operator (Coal) – Fixed-Term

You'll operate heavy mining machines on shift at the contract mining company near Bellville. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Bellville-based, with most of your time spent at a contract mining company.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Refuel and wash the machine at the end of your shift where required
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Report defects and lock out the machine for the maintenance crew

• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred

• Fatigue management or defensive driving training
• Experience with ultra-class haul trucks

• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate
• Shift allowance for night and weekend shifts
• Medical aid subsidy
• Annual performance bonus

• If you live near the mine, say so. Local applicants are often preferred under the Social and Labour Plan.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.