Roof Bolter Operator (Underground Coal)

You'll operate heavy mining machines on shift at the open-pit iron ore mine near Lephalale. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Lephalale, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Keep radio contact with the dispatch controller and follow the right-of-way rules
• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Push and level material on dumps and stockpiles with the dozer
• Report defects and lock out the machine for the maintenance crew
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet

• Valid operator certificate for the specific machine, from an MQA-accredited provider
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner
• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence
• Clear understanding of the TMM regulations under Chapter 8 of the MHSA regulations
• Able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment

• Machine training instructor experience
• Certificates on two or more machine types

• Medical aid subsidy
• Shift allowance for night and weekend shifts
• Annual performance bonus

• Put your operator certificate expiry dates on the CV. Expired tickets are the top reason operators get filtered out.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.