Control Room Operator (Metallurgical Plant)

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the coal washing plant near Brits. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Brits-based, with most of your time spent at a coal washing plant.

• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab

• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE

• Laboratory or sampling experience
• Forklift or overhead crane licence

• Transport from surrounding towns
• Shift allowances and overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward a metallurgy qualification
• Medical aid and pension fund

• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.
• If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.