Specialist Mine Planning at South32

POSITION SYNOPSIS:

• The role is 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Serious contenders will have a Degree/BTECH/National Diploma in Mining Engineering or Mine Surveying with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Opencast Mining, planning, scheduling and design.

• Surface Mine Blasting ticket is advantageous;

• In depth knowledge in Deswik, MicroStation, or other scheduling software is essential;

• 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.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Responsible for producing short-term mine plans in the Mamatwan Pit;

• Develops short term production plans, models, schedules and forecasts in conjunctions with internal customers;

• 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.