LHD Operator (Underground Scoop)

If you run a machine safely and hit your cycle times, this underground platinum mine using trackless mobile machinery near Lephalale will keep you busy. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The work is in Lephalale, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet
• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Refuel and wash the machine at the end of your shift where required

• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence

• Machine training instructor experience
• Certificates on two or more machine types
• 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

• 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.