Plant Attendant (Tailings & Thickeners)

The iron ore beneficiation plant near Prospecton needs operators who can run their area safely on a 24-hour shift cycle. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk

• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station

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

• If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.
• Say which plant sections you have run: crushing, milling, flotation or DMS. Recruiters match you to the open section.