DMS Plant Operator (Coal Washing)

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

This post is Kimberley-based, with most of your time spent at a coal washing plant. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab

• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station

• Control room experience
• Laboratory or sampling experience

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

• 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.