Dump Truck Operator (Open Pit)

Operators at this open-pit manganese mine near Mokopane keep the ore moving from face to crusher. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Mokopane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Refuel and wash the machine at the end of your shift where required
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine

• 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
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment

• Machine training instructor experience
• Fatigue management or defensive driving training

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

• 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.