Operator Gr1 (Processing)- FTE- 3 years at Anglo American

Job Description:

• As Operator Gr1 (Processing)you will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Adhere to all health and safety practices requirements and promote good housekeeping to ensure compliance and an environment where team members can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Active participation in safety initiatives, i.e., SLAM and HPH.
• Conduct the required safety interventions before undertaking any tasks.
• Ensure a clear working area and the legibility and visibility of safety signs; attend to spillage material to prevent contamination and pollution; and keep a record of actions taken.
• Active participation in VF’s, Risk Assessments, and closed out of Safety Actions.
• Safely operate and control equipment/vehicles/equipment, components or materials as instructed.
• Performance and Delivery

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Inspect plant equipment continuously, reporting deviations and ensuring effective handovers to the following shift relief.
• Monitor equipment behaviour to prevent malfunctions, promptly rectify abnormal conditions, and report production deviations, abnormalities, and high-risk situations.
• Synchronise the supply of material and water for a balanced beneficiation process.
• Execute first-line maintenance tasks according to Standard Maintenance Practice (SMP), assist maintenance artisans, and report identified defects promptly.
• Conduct proactive inspections to optimise plant utilisation, ensure the cleanliness and usability of the designated area, and report all deviations to the inside controller, maintenance personnel, and supervisor.

Hygiene and Tidiness:

• Inspect the total area of responsibility for tidiness and hygiene, including cleaning with specialised machinery.
• Perform cleaning activities beyond the allocated area, ensuring all safety signs and equipment are visible, legible, and fit for use.
• Sort and dump collected spillage materials at dedicated areas to prevent contamination and pollution.
• Clean and store tools in designated places, continuously clean plant equipment and associated components, and assist co-workers according to their level/area of competence in achieving functional objectives.
• Perform housekeeping in the Plant area.

Assistance:

• Assist the supervisor and co-workers.
• Assist in the absence of the responsible person.
• Assist within your level and area of competence.
• Assist in alignment with KIO policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Operate support equipment within the processing environment (when applicable).
• This role is in the Processing (PRO) at a Grade P5 level reporting to the Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/ N3
• National Certificate: Mineral Processing Level 2 (Preferred)
• SA Drivers License Code B

Experience

• Previous Sishen experience will be beneficial
• 1-2 years of relevant plant/processing experience.
• Plant processes, equipment, and tools.
• Pre-shift inspection procedures.
• All relevant procedures.
• Acquainted with the section’s layout.