Process Operator | 7:7 roster

Vertex Minerals Limited; Hill End; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7/7 roster

On‑the‑job training

Local employment

Job summary

Vertex Minerals Limited is recruiting a Process Operator to support the Superintendent in operating and maintaining fixed plant equipment at the Reward Gold Mine near Hill End, NSW. The role emphasizes safety, production and accurate record keeping to ensure smooth operations.

On offer is an attractive roster and local employment with on‑the‑job training. Experience in mining or industrial environments is preferred, with a focus on teamwork and proactive safety practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial/mining environment preferred.
• Ability to handle physical duties in heat and at heights.
• Demonstrated reliability and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support the Superintendent across tasks to operate and maintain fixed plant equipment.
• Conduct regular plant and equipment inspections for safety and maintenance.
• Keep detailed records of operations, production data and safety checks.
• Assist with plant start ups, shutdowns and changeouts as required.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to boost productivity and reduce costs.

Skills

Plant operation

Safety procedures

Record keeping

Teamwork

Tools

Mobile plant qualifications

Job description

Vertex Minerals Limited is a gold mining company with a focus on redeveloping the Reward Gold Mine at Hill End NSW. The Project is located approximately 200km west of Sydney in the central west of NSW between the major regional centres of Bathurst and Mudgee. To support the mine, we have a processing plant utilising a 3-stage crushing circuit, screening, ore sorting, ball milling and a gravity concentration circuit including a Falcon Concentrator. An opportunity to join our team as a Process Operator is now on offer.

We offer employees an opportunity to start a career in the mining industry, on job training, attractive wages, working in a small, happy team and bus transport between Bathurst and Hill End.

About the Role

You will be responsible for supporting the Superintendent across a range of tasks to operate and maintain fixed plant equipment, ensuring smooth and safe production at all times.

In addition, you will be accountable for:

Ore preparation activities including crushing, screening, sampling

Regular plant and equipment inspections to identify potential safety hazards or maintenance issues.

Keeping detailed and up-to-date records of operations, including production data, equipment performance, and safety checks.

Working closely with team members to meet production, ensuring safety is a priority at all times,

Assisting with plant start ups, shut downs and change outs

Proactively identifying and reporting opportunities for continuous improvement to boost productivity and reduce cost.

What’s on Offer

The Reward Gold Mine offers the following benefits:

Attractive pay rate and a work/life balance roster (7/7),

Be part of a smaller mining operation where you have a key role as part of a great team and

Local employment, with training on the job.

In return you will bring

Experience working in an industrial or mining environment will be preferred

The demonstrated ability to complete ongoing physical duties- walking, working in the heat and at times at heights.

You may also hold mobile plant and high-risk qualifications

A collaborative team player with a positive, energetic and can-do attitude will be well placed to succeed.