Manager Planning at South32

Job description

POSITION SYNOPSIS:

Oversee the detailed design and sequencing of activities to be performed by the operations function, aimed at facilitating the execution of the 2 Year Budget in the 3-12 month window.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Serious contenders will have a Degree / BTECH Mining Engineering and a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Business Planning on Operations with broad knowledge of relevant mining methods and experience in opencast Rock Engineering, of which 3 years must have been in a managerial capacity;
• Production experience will be essential with a sound understanding of logistics and infrastructure design;
• Sound understanding of water and land management is essential;
• Planning software knowledge is essential;
• Detailed knowledge of CAP;
• Experience in the coal mining industry is essential.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Facilitate the 2 year budgeting process across all operations functions;
• Compile 2 year budget for the Operation;
• Oversee the detailed engineering designs required to execute the short term schedule such as to achieve budgeted outcomes;
• Facilitate the sequencing of activities and planning of logistical issues;
• Facilitate the agreement of actionable plans;
• Identification and actioning short term opportunities and risk;
• Reporting operational performance achieved and compliance to detailed plan;
• Forecasting operational performance quarterly on a 24 month rolling window;
• Accountable for the operations survey activities;
• Accountable for the operations geological activities;
• Ensure governance and systems are in place with regards to production accounting.

Applications close 27 June at 17H00