Metallurgical Sampler

You'll run the crushers, mills and cells that turn ore into product at the coal washing plant near Brits. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Brits-based, with most of your time spent at a coal washing plant.

• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens

• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant

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

• Say which plant sections you have run: crushing, milling, flotation or DMS. Recruiters match you to the open section.
• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.