Plant Operator (Concentrator)

You'll run the crushers, mills and cells that turn ore into product at the coal washing plant near Rustenburg. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Rustenburg (North West). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets

• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher

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

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

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