Process Controller (Gold Plant) – Experienced

The coal washing plant near Lephalale needs operators who can run their area safely on a 24-hour shift cycle. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Lephalale-based, with most of your time spent at a coal washing plant. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Adjust reagent dosing and air flow to hit recovery targets
• Check pumps, cyclones and thickeners on the plant walk
• Take samples at set times and bring them to the lab
• Call maintenance for bearing noise, belt damage or leaks
• Hand over the plant to the next shift with a clear status report
• Watch mill loads, cell levels and densities on the SCADA screens
• Log plant readings and downtime on the shift log

• Comfortable around noise, dust and heights while wearing full PPE
• Grade 12 with mathematics and physical science
• MQA minerals processing certificate at NQF 2 or higher
• Basic computer skills for SCADA screens and logs

• Forklift or overhead crane licence
• Laboratory or sampling experience
• Control room experience

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

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