Chief Mine Planner

Anglo American / De Beers Group; Mokopane; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mining company in Mokopane is searching for a Mining Engineer to oversee mine planning and ensure safety compliance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in mining or a Survey ticket, along with 5-7 years of relevant experience, particularly in mine planning and longhole drilling. Candidates will demonstrate technical knowledge and the ability to work with various disciplines to achieve business objectives. Join a culture committed to safety, diversity, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Meaningful work in a high-performance environment

Market-aligned reward and recognition

Opportunities for learning and progression

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mining or Survey ticket is required.
• 5-7 years of mining experience, including 5 years in mine planning.
• Experience in longhole drilling and blasting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety and health principles in all interactions.
• Compile and maintain Life of Lease (LoL) plans.
• Ensure compliance with standards and guidelines.

Skills

Mine planning

Safety principles

Technical knowledge

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mining or Survey ticket

Tools

Deswik mine design software

Aegis ring design software

Job description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Mokopane, Limpopo.

Job Description

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Oversee consistent application of
• Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Compile Life of Lease (LoL) plans
• Maintain monthly rolling Life of Lease (LoL) plan
• Corrective actions required for deviations from plan
• Ensures technical discipline integrity/audit
• Ensure robustness of short- and long-term plans
• Necessary skills development
• Site specific standards and guidelines
• Correct use of mine technical systems
• Accountable for planning information.
• All Planning reporting systems
• Audits compliance with Business Unit guidelines and standards, and mine specific standards
• Consolidates short term plans
• Scenario analyses for lease area
• Value options for lease area
• Trade-off studies for lease area and potential projects.
• Compile and maintain Life of Lease (LoL) plans.
• Implement a purpose-driven, high-performing culture that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity, supports engagement and fosters continuous improvement to work processes.
• Continuously updates Life of Lease (LoL) plans with short term planning modifications to maintain a Life of Lease (LoL) Rolling window.

This role is at a Band 6 level reporting to the Manager Technical Mining.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mining (B-Tech as well as Mine Managers Certificate of Competence), or Survey ticket (Government Certificate of Competence)
• Mining qualifications that support the preparation of mine plans such as survey or mine layouts/ designs

Experience: Technical knowledge

• 5-7 years working experience of which 5years in mine planning
• Experience in massive mining will be advantageous.
• Experience in longhole drilling and blasting will be advantageous (design and execution)
• Knowledge in Deswik mine design and scheduling is desired
• Knowledge of Aegis (or similar) ring design software is desired
• Ability to relate the outputs of mining plans with financial implications
• Ability to obtain information from the relevant sources and liaise with other related disciplines (Survey, Geology, Rock Engineering, etc)
• Business objectives reporting skills

Additional Information

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.

Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.