DMS Plant Operator (Coal Washing)

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the gold processing plant near Sandton. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Sandton-based, with most of your time spent at a gold processing plant. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence

• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science

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

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

• 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.