Shaft Planner D1

Company Description
- Here is an exciting opportunity to join our Platinum business as a Shaft Planner, playing a key role in significant operational improvements that are required to achieve the company’s ambition of being the most valued mining company in the eyes of all stakeholders.

**Safe. Smart. Sustainable. Probably not the first words you typically associate with mining. But Anglo American is not your typical mining company.**

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.

**Anglo Platinum**

**Job Description**:

- You will be responsible for integrating appropriate information from all relevant mining disciplines in order to design appropriately feasible mine plans including monthly, annually and 5 years (Geology, Survey and Rock Engineering).

**Your additional responsibilities will include**:

- Make the necessary recommendations regarding the Monthly-, Annual
- and 5 years plans and compare actuals with plans, re-plans and recommends shaft remedial actions including consolidation of monthly planning and optimum Mining layouts.
- Deliver input into new mine technical systems design / layouts / structures including capital and ad hoc projects.
- Take ownership using the Cads mine scheduling software on the shaft.
- Compile short-term plan in accordance with technical support document (obtained from the Chief Mine Planner in conjunction with medium term planner) and 5-year plans in conjunction with line management.
- Schedule the 1-year and monthly plans with input from line management including new layouts and design for project type work (extensions, new block, new ideas) on CADSmine / Mine 2-4 D.
- Analyse KPI’s and highlight potential high-risk areas in terms of the development / stoping replacement ratios and Ore reserve availability.
- Put controls in place to ensure Production plans are adhered to.

This role is in the MRM Department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Mine Planner.

**Qualifications
- You must have**:

- Grade 12 + two years study for non-degree purposes.
- Mining qualifications that support the preparation of mine plans such as survey mining or geology.
- Survey qualification would be advantageous.
- Advance Computer skills in terms of MS Office (PowerPoint and Excel) with a strong focus of being advance competent in Excel.
- MS Projects, MineCAD and AutoCAD.
- Mine design and schedule experience with CADSmine, Microstation or Deswik, Studio 5, Mine 2-4D and Mine RP Planner experience would be advantages.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience required**:

- Mining industry background with at least 5 years’ experience in a similar environment.
- Knowledge of Pivots, Data queries and Reporting.
- **Must have a good understanding of the entire mine value chain.**:

- **Sufficient knowledge regarding Ore Reserves and Ore Reserve classifications**:

- **Suitable legal knowledge for Draughting, Mine Design and Schedule work (DME, Survey, Production and DME plan specifications).**:

- Narrow Tabular Reef design and scheduling of UG ore bodies is required (Services or Production).
- Knowledge of Open Cast / Surface Mining will be advantageous.
- Understanding mine planning procedures referring to Sequences, Consequential activities and Mining and logistics interdependencies.
- Understanding the following disciplines: Geology, Survey, Rock Engineering, Ventilation/Evaluation.
- Additional Information
- Valid driving license code 08
- Please note if successful, you will need to undergo a Medical Fitness Test

**What we offer**

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, but more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company - and we’re still growing all the time.

**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. 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.

**How we are committed to your safety**

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we