Excavator Operator (Open Cast Mine) – Experienced

Operators at this open-pit manganese mine near Polokwane keep the ore moving from face to crusher. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is an open-pit manganese mine on the Polokwane side of Limpopo. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• 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
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Report defects and lock out the machine for the maintenance crew

• 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
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence

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

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