Crusher Operator (Primary & Secondary)

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the coal washing plant near Welkom. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Welkom, Free State. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens

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

• Forklift or overhead crane licence
• Laboratory or sampling experience

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

• If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.
• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.