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Control Room Operator (Metallurgical Plant)

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Klerksdorp, North West

Contract

Posted 12 hours ago

Contract Mining

R15 000 – R19 750/month

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Job Description

Plant work suits people who watch the numbers and react fast. The chrome recovery plant near Klerksdorp needs you. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Klerksdorp; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

What you'll actually do

Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab

You'll need

Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science

Extra points for

Control room experience
Laboratory or sampling experience
Forklift or overhead crane licence

What you get

Transport from surrounding towns
Shift allowances and overtime
Learnership opportunities toward a metallurgy qualification

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Klerksdorp really suit you before you apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: ID copy certified by a police station or commissioner of oaths, MQA processing certificate plus Grade 12 certificate with results.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Klerksdorp; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

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.