Operator at Rand Refinery

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Operator is expected to safely blend, melt/ smelt and atomise Smelter by-product materials (ITMs), high grade customer deposits and blister copper. This is to be done in accordance with the production plan and standard operating procedures. 
Collection of material bags in order to blend in-line with the charge list.

DECISION MAKING

• Problems are resolved by reference to established procedures. Problems outside of established procedures are referred upwards.

DIVERSITY OF WORK         

• Assist with administrative duties, SHERQ requirements as well as skills transfer to maximise operational multi-tasking.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:              

• Blending the charge according to the recipe to ensure that the melting can be obtained at the furnace.
• Ensure that materials and fluxes are collected, and homogeneity is maintained so that material blended on the floor is according to the charge calculator.
• Ensure that silos are always full as required by Arc Furnace. Material transfer to silos has to be accurate, stock levels are to be monitored and charges need to be blended well in time.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Ensure that all by-products generated are weighed and sent for sampling for metal balance purposes.
• Participation during stock count to ensure correct labelling and proper evaluation of units. There should be no written-off bags found during stock count.
• Crushing of materials for sampling and evaluation.
• Ensure that the Arc Furnace availability is communicated immediately for optimised production.
• Accurate reporting through production logs & performance feedback on shift basis to Control Room Co-ordinator and Arc Furnace Foreman.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A completed Matric qualification.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have at least 2 years’ work experience in a Smelting/Operational environment.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Can apply knowledge and skills required to perform a variety of primarily manual tasks.
• Compute proficiency – MS Office and SAP.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) – effectively communicate technical knowledge to others.
• Risk Management skills - able to identify and eradicate risk.
• Organised thinking - able to plan and manage orders.
• Work under pressure - able to work under extreme pressure from time-to-time.
• Take initiative - able to work alone and bring about solutions.
• Results driven and passion for continuous improvement.
• Do troubleshooting on equipment and report equipment deviations to the Asset Care team via SAP notifications.
• Fit to be trained and operate mobile equipment such as front-end loader, bobcat and forklift.