Mining Production Planner: Safe, Efficient Scheduling

Rcpm Industries; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Rcpm Industries seeks a skilled Production Planner to develop and maintain production plans for open pit mining operations. You will coordinate drilling, blasting, loading and hauling, and track progress against targets to ensure safety and efficiency.

The role requires a degree or diploma in Mining Engineering or related field, with at least 5 years in opencast production planning and strong ability to report and optimize processes. Proficiency with planning systems is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of opencast production planning experience.
• Experience in a mining production environment.
• Strong planning, coordination and reporting skills.
• Computer literacy and ability to work with production planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Coordinate drilling, blasting, loading and hauling activities.
• Track production against planned targets.
• Identify production bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate with production and operational teams.
• Monitor production performance and prepare relevant reports.
• Support continuous improvement of production planning processes.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Coordination

Reporting

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Diploma in related field

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

Rcpm Industries seeks a skilled Production Planner to develop and maintain production plans for open pit mining operations. You will coordinate drilling, blasting, loading and hauling, and track progress against targets to ensure safety and efficiency.

The role requires a degree or diploma in Mining Engineering or related field, with at least 5 years in opencast production planning and strong ability to report and optimize processes. Proficiency with planning systems is essential.