Process Controller (Gold Plant)

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the chrome recovery plant near Atlantis. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Atlantis; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Clean spillage and keep walkways free of hazards
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab

• Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs
• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• At least 1 year operating a processing plant

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

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

• Put your maths and science marks on your CV if you are early in your career. Plants use them as a screen.
• If you have worked in a control room, say which system and how many hours a shift you ran it.