Plant Operator (Concentrator)

Plant work suits people who watch the numbers and react fast. The iron ore beneficiation plant near Sasolburg needs you. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Sasolburg. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• 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
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks

• 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
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant

• Control room experience
• Forklift or overhead crane licence

• Shift allowances and overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward a metallurgy qualification
• Medical aid and pension fund
• 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.