Mining Engineer Planning

• Certificate: Grade 12.
• Bachelor of Science Engineering (Mining) (Required)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining)/Bachelor of Technology (Mining) (Alternative)

Experience and Requirements: 

• 5 Years’ experience in Mine planning (strategic business planning).
• 3 Years’ Operational underground mining experience.
• 3 Years’ experience in Planning Software – Mine 2-4D, Studio 5D Planner, EPS.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer literate (Microsoft Package)
• Resolve problems as they are encountered by recommending effective course of action in order to eliminate potential production problems and to drive the achievement of actual extraction against the plan to ensure achievement against plan.
• Support and participate in sub-functional change management by providing specialist input in order to drive transformation and optimisation.
• Monitor extraction activities by identifying and recommending initiatives to eliminate waste, maximise productivity and reduce operating expenditure within scope.
• Participate in the team coordination activities by providing input into sub-functional planning, organising and overseeing team activities in order to efficiently meet business objectives.
• Prepare short-term and annual department workforce plans using existing metrics, frameworks and tools to identify the number and mix of staff required to meet the demand forecast.
• Identify shortcomings by analysing production results against planned schedules and recommend corrective action.
• Identify alternative / new support products or systems and conduct tests to determine suitability for use. Compile reports and present business case to stakeholders, if necessary.
• Reports and running data exception reports in line with functional policies and procedures.
• Identify recurring problems and derive creative solutions involving team members or using own vocational knowledge and experience.
• Monitor the implementation of mine plans and evaluate existing mining operations for the purpose of recommending improvements.
• Implement compliance requirements. Communicate compliance changes.
• Highlight shortcomings in compliance processes, systems and procedures and suggest appropriate improvements.
• Ensure operational plan is implemented. Determine number of resources required to ensure that production targets can be achieved given the drill and blast capacity.
• Interface with the operations team to ensure appropriate long-range planning support and experienced conditions are considered in extraction planning.
• Deliver short, medium and long term mine plans, optimise the life of mine and enable the business to meet its objectives in terms of production and cost.
• Liaise with operational departments to ensure planning process delivers operational requirements, whilst developing and strengthening relationships with other departments.
• Prepare medium and short term mineral extraction plans and production schedules. Prepare and collate information to determine risks associated with the execution of short and medium term mine plan. (Should face samples be analysed).