Operations Planning Supervisor

**Company Description
- You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in.**

As well as discovering, mining and processing many of the essential raw materials that enable, support and enhance modern life, our global business is involved in selling and marketing products - copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal, nickel and diamonds. Through our Marketing Business, we are able to offer innovative solutions to meet our customers’ specific challenges. This includes physical products, logistics and technical support, as well as pricing and financing solutions.

**Job Description
- What you’ll do**

The role of the Operations Planning Coordinator will be to perform an integrated planning function with the Transnet Rail and Port Operations divisions, to ensure trains are optimally allocated to the Mines for train loading. The planning should also ensure that trains are offloaded, and vessels loaded in the most efficient way, so as to maximize throughput on the Iron Ore Export Channel.

**Planning with Transnet for Optimal Train Allocation to Mines (Train Plan)**
- Decide on how trains are to be supplied to Sishen and Kolomela on a daily basis.
- Divert trains should there be operational challenges along the line or at the Mines
- Liaising with Mines to determine stock status, and make adjustments to supply of trains to ensure production space is optimised between the two Mines.

**Planning of where trains are to be offloaded at the Port (Stacking Request for Shift)**
- Taking quality into account, determine where each train needs to be offloaded on Saldanha stockpiles.
- The equipment availability will also need to be considered in determining the optimal stacking plan for the shift.

**Planning where product will be reclaimed from for a Shift (Reclaiming Request for Shift & Provisional Plan)**
- Consider quality requirements for the customer whose vessel is being loaded in determining optimal reclaiming request for shift.
- Take available equipment into account in working out the most optimal reclaiming plan to ensure maximum throughput.

**Trains to be offloaded into SAP and ILOPS (Train & Stock Reports)**
- Once trains are offloaded, they need to be offloaded onto SAP.
- Trains will also be offloaded onto ILOPS.

**Vessels to be loaded into SAP and ILOPS (Vessel, Stock Reports & Quality Final)**
- Once vessels are completed, all vessels to loading information to be loaded onto SAP.
- ILOPS will be updated with the loading information.

**Saldanha Stockpile Drawings to be updated (Saldanha Stockpile Drawings)**
- All stockpiles to be updated on Ilops once train is offloaded or vessels completed on particular shift.

**Draw up Shift Report (Shift & Handover Report)**
- Issue a Report detailing operational status after shift

**Qualifications
- What we’re looking for**
- Grade 12 / N3.
- Individual who has at least 5 yrs operational experience.
- Good communication skills and negotiation skills.
- IT Savvy.
- Sound knowledge of contract management.

**Additional Information
- Who we are**

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

As a responsible miner - of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel - we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

**What we offer**
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Amazing opportunities for learning and growth - from technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people
- We’re a large, successful multinational company and there are plenty of opportunities internally to move onwards and upwards too

**Inclusion and Diversity**

Anglo American 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 fulfil their potential.

**How to apply**

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