Control Room Operator (Metallurgical Plant)

Plant work suits people who watch the numbers and react fast. The coal washing plant near Kimberley needs you. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Kimberley-based, with most of your time spent at a coal washing plant. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards

• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs

• Laboratory or sampling experience
• Control room experience

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

• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.
• Say which plant sections you have run: crushing, milling, flotation or DMS. Recruiters match you to the open section.