Underground Mining Scheduler - 8/6 FIFO, Planning

Narooma; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redpath Australia in New South Wales is seeking a Scheduling Engineer to develop and optimize underground mine schedules, coordinating with Operations, Technical Services and site stakeholders to support safe, efficient production.

This site-based role focuses on weekly, monthly and rolling three-month plans, monitoring performance and identifying opportunities to improve productivity, schedule adherence and operational efficiency under an 8/6 FIFO roster.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering required.
• Experience in underground hard rock mining environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining mine schedules.
• Exposure to short and medium-term planning.
• Strong understanding of underground mining operations.
• Familiarity with Deswik or similar planning software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain weekly, monthly and rolling three-month production schedules.
• Coordinate development, production and infrastructure activities.
• Monitor actual performance against schedule and identify improvement opportunities
• Update schedules based on operational performance and changing mine conditions.
• Work closely with Operations to ensure practical and achievable schedules.
• Prepare short and medium-term forecasts to support planning and decision making.
• Track schedule compliance and highlight key risks, delays and opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities through accurate scheduling.
• Assist with resource allocation and activity sequencing.
• Participate in daily, weekly and monthly planning meetings.
• Coordinate with Mining, Maintenance and Technical Services teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance schedule reliability and productivity.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Redpath Australia in New South Wales is seeking a Scheduling Engineer to develop and optimize underground mine schedules, coordinating with Operations, Technical Services and site stakeholders to support safe, efficient production.

This site-based role focuses on weekly, monthly and rolling three-month plans, monitoring performance and identifying opportunities to improve productivity, schedule adherence and operational efficiency under an 8/6 FIFO roster.