Dozer Operator (Mine Dumps & Haul Roads)

You'll operate heavy mining machines on shift at the open-pit manganese mine near Pretoria East. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is an open-pit manganese mine on the Pretoria East side of Gauteng. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine
• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump
• Report defects and lock out the machine for the maintenance crew
• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet

• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider
• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment

• Fatigue management or defensive driving training
• Machine training instructor experience
• Certificates on two or more machine types

• Annual performance bonus
• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate
• Shift allowance for night and weekend shifts

• Put your operator certificate expiry dates on the CV. Expired tickets are the top reason operators get filtered out.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.