Dump Truck Operator (Open Pit)

If you run a machine safely and hit your cycle times, this open-cast coal mine near Upington will keep you busy. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is an open-cast coal mine on the Upington side of Northern Cape. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine

• Clear understanding of the TMM regulations under Chapter 8 of the MHSA regulations
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster

• Experience with ultra-class haul trucks
• Certificates on two or more machine types
• Machine training instructor experience

• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate
• Annual performance bonus
• Medical aid subsidy

• 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.