Production Planner

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

Responsible for planning, coordinating and monitoring production activities to support the achievement of safe, efficient and planned mining production targets.

Key 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.

Requirements

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

Requirements

• Maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Preventive and corrective maintenance coordination.
• Knowledge of mechanical or electrical equipment and maintenance procedures.
• Work order management and maintenance recordkeeping.
• Spare parts planning and inventory coordination.
• CMMS experience (e.g. SAP PM or similar maintenance management systems).
• Understanding of health, safety and mining compliance requirements.
• Planning, organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and coordination with engineering teams, supervisors and contractors.