Crusher Operator (Primary & Secondary)

The gold processing plant near Klerksdorp needs operators who can run their area safely on a 24-hour shift cycle. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

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

• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk

• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• 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
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs

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

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

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