Shaft Planner D1 at Anglo American

Job Description:

You will be responsible for integrating appropriate information from all relevant mining disciplines in order to design appropriately feasible mine plans including monthly, annually and 5 years (Geology, Survey and Rock Engineering).

Your additional responsibilities will include: 

• Make the necessary recommendations regarding the Monthly-, Annual- and 5 year plans and compare actuals with plans, re-plans and recommends shaft remedial actions including consolidation of monthly planning and optimum Mining layouts. 

• Deliver input into new mine technical systems design / layouts / structures including capital and ad hoc projects. 

• Take ownership using the Cads mine scheduling software on the shaft.

• Compile short-term plan in accordance with LoL (obtained from the Chief Mine Planner in conjunction with medium term planner) and 5-year plans in conjunction with line management. 

• Schedule the 1-year and monthly plans with input from line management including new layouts and design for project type work (extensions, new block, new ideas) on Cads mine / Mine 2-4 D. 

• Analyse KPI’s and highlight potential high risk areas in terms of the development / stoping replacement ratios and Ore reserve availability. 

• Put controls in place to ensure Production plans are adhered to. 

This role is in the MRM Department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Mine Planner. 

Qualifications:

You must have: 

• Grade 12 + two years study for non-degree purposes. 

• Mining qualifications that support the preparation of mine plans such as survey mining or geology.

• Mine overseer certificates/Survey qualification would be advantageous. 

• Advance Computer skills in terms of MS Office (PowerPoint and Excell) 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required: 

• Mine design and schedule experience with CADSmine, Microstation or Deswik, Studio 5, Mine 2-4D and Mine RP Planner experience would be advantages. 

• Mining industry background with at least 6 years’ experience in a similar environment. 

• Sufficient knowledge regarding Ore Reserves and Ore Reserve classifications. 

• Suitable legal knowledge for Draughting, Mine Design and Schedule work (DME, Survey, Production and DME plan specifications).

• Narrow Tabular Reef design and scheduling of UG ore bodies would be advantageous (Services or Production).

• Understanding mine planning procedures refereeing to Sequences, Consequential activities and Mining and logistics interdependencies. 

• Understanding the following disciplines: Geology, Survey, Rock Engineering, Ventilation/Evaluation