Crusher Operator (Primary & Secondary)

How2Apply Talent Network
eMalahleni, Mpumalanga
Full-time
Posted 1 day ago
Full-time Mining
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Job Description

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the gold processing plant near eMalahleni. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a gold processing plant in eMalahleni. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

What your day looks like

  • Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
  • Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
  • Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
  • Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
  • Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
  • Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence

What you need

  • Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
  • Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
  • Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
  • Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
  • Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE

Helpful, not essential

  • N4 to N6 or a diploma in Extraction Metallurgy
  • Laboratory or sampling experience

On offer

  • Medical aid and pension fund
  • Transport from surrounding towns
  • Shift allowances and overtime

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: MQA processing certificate plus ID copy certified by a police station or commissioner of oaths.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around eMalahleni.

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

How to stand out

  • Say which plant sections you have run: crushing, milling, flotation or DMS. Recruiters match you to the open section.
  • If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationeMalahleni, Mpumalanga
CategoryMining
Experience5+ years
Posted11 November 2026
Closing Date18 December 2026
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