Operators (Secondary Processes) (JHB East Rand) at Rand Refinery

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• The purpose of this role is to contribute towards activities performed within the FBI and CRP day-to-day activities, as an Operator reporting to the Shift Supervisor.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO

• CRP and FBI must be 95% available and have no breakdowns in order to meet targets.
• Ensure that there is full compliance with the SHEQ procedures for people, equipment and products.
• Report incidents & near misses timeously.
• Implement methods & suggestions from the process leader (i.e. waste reduction, productivity, and cost management).
• Check the copper content in leach residue before transferring to the Arc Furnace – range between 2% to 5% of copper.
• Check the physical contents of products before transferring to other departments to avoid production delays. This includes checking the weight and batch numbers before transferring to another department.
• Ensure that the correct sample sizes are given to slag for sampling – 30 mm.
• Carbon content in ash product should be less than 0.3%.
• Ensure that product blended is homogenous and carbon content is more than 30%.
• Operation of mercury retort in safe manner. Ensure all the FBI and CRP equipment are operated in a safe manner and all the process parameters are monitored timeously. Always wear PPE correctly and advise team members accordingly.
• Leaching – leach of 2 ton of atomized copper per day.
• Incinerate 3,6 tons of carbon per day.
• Electro-winning – 2 tons of copper per week.
• Drives timeous and accurate reporting through production logs & performance feedback on shift basis.
• Ensure that daily production targets are achieved & feedback is provided to the Supervisor.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A completed Matric qualification.

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Computer literate - MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Communication skills - able to communicate process related information to others. 
• Risk identification skills - able to identify risks.