LHD Operator (Underground Scoop)

If you run a machine safely and hit your cycle times, this underground platinum mine using trackless mobile machinery near Mokopane will keep you busy. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Mokopane. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer

• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred

• Medical aid subsidy
• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate
• 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.