Excavator Operator (Open Cast Mine)

Operators at this contract mining company near Thohoyandou keep the ore moving from face to crusher. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Thohoyandou-based, with most of your time spent at a contract mining company. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team

• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Clear understanding of the TMM regulations under Chapter 8 of the MHSA regulations
• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment

• Experience with ultra-class haul trucks
• Fatigue management or defensive driving training
• Machine training instructor experience

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

• If you live near the mine, say so. Local applicants are often preferred under the Social and Labour Plan.
• Put your operator certificate expiry dates on the CV. Expired tickets are the top reason operators get filtered out.