Process Controller at Anglo American

Job Description:

As our Process Controller your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health & 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, HPH
• Conduct the required safety interventions before undertaking any tasks.
• Ensure a clear working area, legibility and visibility of safety signs and attend to spillage material to prevent contamination and pollution; keep a record of actions taken.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Effectively log and hand over shift events to the next shift team.
• Execute start-up and shut-down programs with the aid of the PLC system.
• Monitor equipment behaviour through the PLC and interact with single-line equipment to ensure controlled process variables are kept within specific parameters and control limits within given tolerances.
• Balance the beneficiation process completely by synchronising material supply from different sources.
• Rectify and maintain flow balance in the plant to control the flow and consumption of all auxiliaries, including process water and electricity, and the ROM tempo to the beneficiation plant.
• Ensure the final ore product meets the correct physical and chemical specifications by monitoring plant equipment and process variables within given tolerances.
• Deliver the required chemical properties by setting and manipulating equipment while interpreting lab analysis reports to rectify or inform abnormalities.
• Report and follow equipment failures effectively, ensuring effective communication between all relevant team players.
• Share information about maintenance intent effectively with all co-workers.
• Assist the supervisor in delegating duties to subordinates and perform other supervisory activities to assist the supervisor.
• Prepare production statistic reports to feed accurate data into the mine suite system.
• Guide operators in executing their tasks and ensure proper maintenance preparations occur.
• Establish alternative plant running methods during specific breakdowns, assisting the supervisor.
• Assist the Supervisor in doing proper planning to reduce downtime.

Hygiene and Tidiness:

• Inspect the total area of responsibility for tidiness and hygiene, including cleaning with specialised

The Work: Key Outputs and Accountabilities

• 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.

This role is in Processing (PRO) department on a band P4 level reporting to the Supervisor Crushing & Screening

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/ N3
• SA Drivers Licence

Knowledge

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in plant operations.
• Deep understanding of the plant layout for efficient navigation and equipment access.
• Knowledgeable in beneficiation processes and the tools/equipment involved.
• Familiar with pre-shift inspection procedures, radio protocols, and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Understands operational protocols and safety guidelines.
• Aware of radio communication standards and able to use them effectively.
• Basic computer literacy for operational documentation and reporting.
• Commitment to safety practices and adherence to operational guidelines.

Closing Date:

• 01 September, 2025