Plant Operator (Concentrator) – Fixed-Term

Plant work suits people who watch the numbers and react fast. The chrome recovery plant near Polokwane needs you. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Location: Polokwane, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

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

• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE

• Control room experience
• N4 to N6 or a diploma in Extraction Metallurgy
• Laboratory or sampling experience

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

• 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.