Flotation Operator (Platinum Concentrator) – Experienced

You'll run the crushers, mills and cells that turn ore into product at the chrome recovery plant near Umhlanga. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Umhlanga-based, with most of your time spent at a chrome recovery plant.

• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab

• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station

• Laboratory or sampling experience
• Forklift or overhead crane licence

• Medical aid and pension fund
• Learnership opportunities toward a metallurgy qualification
• Transport from surrounding towns
• Shift allowances and overtime

• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.
• If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.