Specialist Mine Planning - Mamatwan Mine at South32

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is a permanent full-time position.

• As a Specialist Mine Planning, you will be responsible  for all the mining engineering activities under the area of responsibility. The Specialist will be responsible for short-term mine scheduling of all production tasks related to Mamatwan, to deliver the business plan.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Responsible for producing short-term mine plans in the Mamatwan Pit;
• Develops medium to short-term production plans, models, schedules and forecasts in conjunction with both internal and external stakeholders;
• Perform quarterly forecast to accommodate any major changes to the plan;
• Monitor performance against plans and execution of Short Term Mine Plans;
• Compile Mine plan compliance reports;
• Weekly site visits are required with the Specialist Mine Design to ensure alignment in terms of the deployment strategy and to identify future design requirements;
• Provide recommendations for improvement and monitor any actions required to get back on plan. (Risks & Opportunities with an Action Plan);
• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control;
• Contribute to delivering departmental Business Improvement EBIT/benefits target via the BI Project Pipeline.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Opencast Mining and planning;
• In-depth knowledge in Deswik (Deswik CAD, Deswik SHED), MicroStation, or other scheduling software is essential;
• In depth knowledge of mine design is an advantage;
• In depth knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act, regulations and definitions is essential;
• Computer literacy in MS Office Suite and SAP is essential.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Degree/BTECH/National Diploma in Mining Engineering or Mine Surveying;
• Surface Mine Blasting ticket is advantageous;