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Process Controller (Gold Plant) – Immediate Start

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Epping, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 10 hours ago

Full-time Mining

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Job Description

Keep throughput up and the plant stable at the iron ore beneficiation plant near Epping. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Epping (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

What your day looks like

Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log

You'll need

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
MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher

Extra points for

Forklift or overhead crane licence
N4 to N6 or a diploma in Extraction Metallurgy
Laboratory or sampling experience

On offer

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

How to apply

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): MQA processing certificate, Grade 12 certificate with results plus ID copy certified by a police station or commissioner of oaths.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 7 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Epping.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

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