SENIOR MINE PLANNING ENGINEER

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION: 

The Senior Mine Planning Engineer will be responsible for delivering all short-term and medium-term mine schedule requirements for the operation. The scope of this role includes the development of Mine Area Designs (MADs) and the preparation of 3-month rolling mine plans.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your key accountabilities include:

• Translating broadly stated company objectives into detailed MADs, a three-month rolling plan, and infrastructure schedules.
• Developing and maintaining a 3-month rolling integrated production schedule for underground development, stoping activities, service holes, raise bore, diamond drill and infrastructure schedule aligned to the approved budget.
• Translating the 3-month plan into detailed weekly schedules.
• Sequencing mining activities to optimize: Production physicals, Grade delivery, Equipment utilization and Ventilation constraints.
• Ensuring the operational schedule compliance in relation to: Development, Slot raises, Stope drilling, Charging and blasting, Mucking, and Paste backfilling.
• Participating in weekly production schedules with operations teams.
• Supporting short interval control (SIC) processes to track schedule performance.
• Updating schedules based on operational feedback.
• Monitoring actual performance against the short-term schedule.
• Analysing deviations in: Production tonnage, Development meters, Drill and blast performance, and Equipment utilization.
• Producing monthly planning reports highlighting: Variances from plan, Root cause analysis, Corrective actions.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining work quality requirements and work instructions for Scheduling activities and MADs.
• Training and developing knowledge and skills in the mine scheduling team to ensure high standards of work, succession planning and continual coverage.
• Supporting short term scheduling including the transfer of final designs into the short term mine schedule (3ms and weekly scheduling).
• Supporting business improvement initiatives.
• Completing projects and studies on time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in an underground mining environment with at least 5 years spent in mine planning and scheduling.
• Underground Mining Blasting License.
• Registered with Engineers Registration Board of Botswana.
• Experience managing short-term production schedules in underground operations.
• Operational experience and practical experience in drill and blast.
• Experience in Long hole Open stoping design and planning will be advantageous.