LHD Operator (Underground Scoop) – Experienced

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

This post is in Upington (Northern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Respect the collision avoidance system warnings and park-up rules
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine

• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Clear understanding of the TMM regulations under Chapter 8 of the MHSA regulations

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

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

• If you live near the mine, say so. Local applicants are often preferred under the Social and Labour Plan.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.