Crusher Operator (Primary & Secondary) – Experienced

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the chrome recovery plant near Harrismith. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a chrome recovery plant on the Harrismith side of Free State. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

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

• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science

• N4 to N6 or a diploma in Extraction Metallurgy
• Control room experience

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

• 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.