Water Bowser Operator (Haul Roads)

You'll operate heavy mining machines on shift at the open-pit manganese mine near Upington. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Upington, Northern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Complete the pre-use inspection checklist for your trackless mobile machine
• Log loads, cycle times and machine hours on the onboard system or sheet
• Load, haul and tip with the LHD from draw points to the ore pass
• Drill blast holes to the plan depth and angle marked by the survey team
• Haul ore and waste on the haul road loop to the crusher or dump

• Code 10 or Code 14 driver's licence
• Grade 10 at minimum, with Grade 12 strongly preferred
• At least 2 years operating the machine in a mining environment
• Certificate of fitness from a mine medical practitioner

• Annual performance bonus
• Medical aid subsidy
• Shift allowance for night and weekend shifts
• Company bus from nearby towns to the mine gate

• If you live near the mine, say so. Local applicants are often preferred under the Social and Labour Plan.
• Name the exact machine class and size you operated, like "100-ton rigid dump truck". Mines hire by machine.