Plant Attendant (Tailings & Thickeners)

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

You'll be based at a gold processing plant in Kathu. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens

• 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
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays

• 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.
• Say which plant sections you have run: crushing, milling, flotation or DMS. Recruiters match you to the open section.