Mine Planner
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Mine Planning & Technical Support
· Develop and maintain detailed short-term mine plans aligned with medium-term and Life of Mine (LOM) plans.
· Produce short-term mining layouts, pit designs, drill and blast designs, and load and haul sequences.
· Analyse production performance against planned schedules and recommend corrective actions.
· Monitor pit design conformance to ensure safe and efficient mining practices.
· Conduct scenario planning to support operational and business decision-making.
· Apply mining engineering principles and best practices to mine design and planning activities.
· Ensure compliance with mine design criteria and technical planning standards.
· Conduct technical audits to verify compliance with mine plans, designs, and governance requirements.
· Provide technical planning advice and support to operational teams.
Financial & Business Support
· Contribute to annual budgeting and forecasting within the planning function.
· Provide production volume and grade inputs for costing purposes.
· Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce operational costs.
· Escalate planning risks and opportunities that may impact production or costs.
Stakeholder & Customer Engagement
· Build and maintain effective working relationships with operational departments, management, and technical teams.
· Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure mine plans support operational requirements.
· Liaise with consultants, business partners, and regulatory authorities where required.
Safety, Health, Environment & Compliance
· Always promote and uphold safe mining practices.
· Ensure compliance with legislative, environmental, and company requirements.
· Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses where required.
· Support continuous improvement initiatives within the Planning and MRM functions.
Minimum requirements
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- Valid South African Driver's License
- BSc or BTech Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent
- Open Pit Blasting Certificate (Preferable)
- ECSA Candidate Engineer (Preferable)
- 6 years' experience in a relevant mining discipline
- At least 2 years' experience and skilled use of relevant mine planning software packages and blast design softwarepackages. Deswik package will be advantageous.