Senior Mining Engineer (Planning) at Barberton Mines

Description

• Participate in the annual LOM Planning process by delivering designs, schedules and all other planning related aspect for the BML underground mines.
• Provide detailed key inputs for the budgeting process and assist production team in achieving annual targets, by providing technical inputs and guidance in accordance to the budget plan.
• Produce detailed 3 monthly schedules and update up to end of life on a quarterly basis.
• Review and approve the 7/21 schedule prepared by the UG contractor and the BML Mining Department.
• Monitor and report deviance from 3 monthly and 7/21 schedules.
• Overview month end reporting process for underground production statistics.
• Coordinate all relevant production engineering work including stope and ring designs.
• Ensure all designs, memos and instructions are issues in time and to standard.
• Coordinate monthly stope reconciliations and preparation of Month-End Spatial Compliance Reports for all Development and Stoping Areas.
• Establish and maintain a mine planning system, using suitable fit for purpose software, to integrate geological resource models, survey data, optimized designs, productivity trends, process recoveries to accurately and timely plan mining sequences, development phases and required production targets.
• Maintain compliance with OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mining Engineering.
• Minimum seven years’ experience in the planning, design and operation of underground mines of which at least 5 years are in the planning domain.
• Excellent presentation skills to transfer proposals and findings through to fellow team Members and Executive Management.
• Experience in various underground mechanized mining methods essential.
• Advanced (expert) skills in 3D mine design and scheduling software (Deswik, Datamine, Studio 5D, EP, Vulcan, Mine2-4D).
• Solid computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Conventional, Trackless Mining, Cut-And-Fill, Long Hole Open Stoping (LHOS) Mining method and Paste/Back Filling experience will be advantageous.
• Code 8 Drivers License.
• Valid certificate of physical fitness.