Laboratory Attendant (FTC)

Rustenburg
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Mining
Reference: 113579

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Minopex

Introduction

This position will be based at Quality Laboratory Services (QLS),Rustenburg.

Description

The purpose of this position is for the preparation of samples in order to obtain accurate results to monitor performance and ensure the achievement of objectives in the organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Perform routine preparation of samples (crushing, pulverizing, filtering, rolling, splitting and drying)
Completing sample checklists and logging of samples on the system
Perform sieve sizing analyses on samples as part of sample preparation.
Inspection and first line fault finding of sampling equipment
Daily inspection and checks of balances at the Fire Assay section, cleaning of equipment and spillages caused by leaking pots.
Cleaning of all laboratory equipment and instruments at the Fire Assay section
Loading and offloading of furnaces at the Fire Assay section
Weighing of the final Prill after the HT process
Preparation of 6E samples (NIS)
Storing of samples according to specifications and colour codes
Maintain good housekeeping

Qualification Level

• Grade 12
• Driver’s License

Experience and Skills Requirements

Minimum 1 years’ experience in sample preparation in a laboratory is required.
Knowledge of and good understanding of the basic concepts of sample preparation, e.g. contamination, representative sample, integrity of a sample and the Fire Assay process.
English language proficiency
Time management

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About Minopex

Established in response to an industry trend towards outsourcing the operational aspects of minerals processing, Minopex has grown to become a leading specialist in the field of outsourced operation and maintenance (O&M) of metal and mineral processing facilities in the coal, platinum, gold, iron ore and diamond industries. The company is internationally acknowledged for its quality service and high standards and few mining companies run their mineral processing plants as efficiently.

Minopex sets itself apart from its competition by focusing on quality related service at market related prices and company employees fully embrace this ethos, which has become one of the company’s cornerstones of success.