Process Controller (Gold Plant)

You'll run the crushers, mills and cells that turn ore into product at the chrome recovery plant near Kuruman. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The work is in Kuruman, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log
• Start up, run and shut down crushers, screens and conveyors in sequence
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Clear blocked chutes safely under isolation
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report

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

• N4 to N6 or a diploma in Extraction Metallurgy
• Control room experience
• Forklift or overhead crane licence

• Shift allowances and overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward a metallurgy qualification
• Transport from surrounding towns

• 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.