Engineer, Mine Planning

Overall Job Purpose

The Mining Engineer – Load and Haul Scheduling, is responsible and accountable for delivering and controlling a short term mine plan that is in line with the medium term plan. This includes any mine design requirement

Specific Job Responsibility

• •Mine production scheduling and alignment to the medium term plan to achieve desired outcomes
• •Be first point of contact for the mining production team regarding planning of load and haul operations.
• •Ensuring that equipment are being applied optimally in suitable conditions
• •Maintain high performing service support functions
• •Issuing of mining control data to be used by surveyors
• •Plan, organize and follow up on work, ensuring that tasks and schedules are fully understood within the team, handing over or escalating as required.
• •Ensure relevant mining production personnel are up to date on any changes in the mine plan.
• •Develop and maintain procedures where required
• •Documentation of relevant knowledge and upskilling of the assistant Mining Engineers
• •Continuous commitment to health and safety practises.
• •Advise and provide recommendations for continuous improvement opportunities in work processes.
• •Be accountable for the quality of service and performance

Job Specific Competencies

• •Advanced mining knowledge and experience
• •Advanced skills in the MS office suite and mine scheduling software
• •Skilled in the delivery of a wide range of mine planning services, able to provide the highest level of customer support, with excellent leadership and people management skills.
• •Operational skills to include troubleshooting, problem solving and decision making.
• •Strong and motivated team lead with well-developed interpersonal, collaboration and facilitation skills.
• •Time management - having the ability to work on multiple activities and manage competing priorities.

Key Job Attributes

• •Motivated & passionate
• •Self-disciplined
• •Self-starter
• •Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• •Professionalism
• •Enthusiastic
• •Holistic understanding of the mining process

Experience required to perform in this job

• •5+ years’ experience in a large hard rock open pit mining environment.
• •Experience in mine scheduling.
• •Exposure to multicultural environments.
• •Work experience in the mining sector.

Qualifications

• •B Eng. Mining Engineering degree
• •Blasting License – preferred
• •EIZ and ERB registration
• •Current driving license

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