About this role
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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