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AECI Limited jobs and careers in South Africa
AECI Limited is a JSE-listed South African specialty chemicals and explosives group, operating through divisions that supply mining explosives (DetNet, BME), water treatment chemicals, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, and crop protection products. The company is headquartered at Modderfontein in Gauteng — historically the site of South Africa's explosives manufacturing industry — and employs approximately 8,000 people across its South African operations and international subsidiaries in 26 countries.
Modderfontein (Head Office and Manufacturing) Johannesburg Cape Town Durban
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What AECI Limited jobs research shows
AECI Limited is a JSE-listed South African specialty chemicals and explosives group, operating through divisions that supply mining explosives (DetNet, BME), water treatment chemicals, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, and crop protection products. The company is headquartered at Modderfontein in Gauteng — historically the site of South Africa's explosives manufacturing industry — and employs approximately 8,000 people across its South African operations and international subsidiaries in 26 countries.
Locations
Modderfontein (Head Office and Manufacturing), Johannesburg, Cape Town
Company size
8,000+
Role areas
Process Operator, Laboratory Analyst, Blasting Specialist
Typical pay
R9,000–R90,000/month
Head office
Modderfontein (Head Office and Manufacturing)
What the work may be like
AECI's chemical manufacturing environments are hazardous-materials workplaces requiring strict safety compliance — explosives and specialty chemicals manufacturing demands discipline, precision, and safety culture as primary work attributes. The mining explosives division creates direct technical engagement with SA's largest mining operations.
The specialty chemicals portfolio creates variety across food, water, and industrial applications.
Hiring and application process
Candidates can apply for roles at AECI Limited through the company’s careers portal or major South African job platforms, attaching a CV that clearly shows the required chemical engineering degree, process qualification or trade certificate. Applications are screened for technical fit, followed by online assessments, panel interviews with operational managers and mandatory medical examinations to confirm fitness for chemical plant or explosives work at sites such as Modderfontein.
Reference and background checks complete the process, which typically spans six to ten weeks from submission to offer. Applicants should prepare by reviewing AECI’s safety standards and recent projects in mining explosives or water treatment chemicals.
Who may be a good fit
- Chemical engineers, chemists, and mining engineers who want specialist technical careers in explosive chemistry, water treatment, or specialty chemicals with a JSE-listed group and 26-country international footprint
- SA's mining explosives specialist — AECI technical expertise in blasting systems is globally recognised and in demand across mining markets
- JSE-listed diversified chemicals group with 26-country operations creates genuine international career exposure
- Water treatment and specialty chemicals divisions provide career alternatives within the group beyond explosives
What candidates should verify
- • Chemical and explosives manufacturing involves hazardous materials — strict safety compliance is non-negotiable and the work environment requires discipline and caution
- • Modderfontein and chemical plant locations are industrial areas — not typical office-based working environments
- • Confirm salary, shift, location and campaign details in the live vacancy.
- • Use the employer's official application channel and never pay to apply.
Open roles at AECI Limited
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What to expect
Career areas
Process Operator · Laboratory Analyst · Blasting Specialist · Mining Solutions Engineer · Technical Sales Engineer
Entry guidance
Relevant chemical or mining engineering degree for professional roles; chemistry or process qualification for laboratory and plant roles; trade certificate for artisan positions; medical fitness for chemical manufacturing
Hiring process
Candidates can apply for roles at AECI Limited through the company’s careers portal or major South African job platforms, attaching a CV that clearly shows the required chemical engineering degree, process qualification or trade certificate. Applications are screened for technical fit, followed by online assessments, panel interviews with operational managers and mandatory medical examinations to confirm fitness for chemical plant or explosives work at sites such as Modderfontein. Reference and background checks complete the process, which typically spans six to ten weeks from submission to offer. Applicants should prepare by reviewing AECI’s safety standards and recent projects in mining explosives or water treatment chemicals.
Training
Training is listed in public company information for some roles. Confirm the details for the vacancy you apply to.
- SA's largest mining explosives manufacturer
- Operations in 26 countries
- JSE-listed specialty chemicals group
- Water treatment, food and crop protection divisions