Mining Planner

INTERNAL APPLICATIONS

DATE OF DISTRIBUTION:       21 July 2025

CLOSING DATE:                    30 July 2025

DEPARTMENT:                      Technical Services

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To provide, plan and direct the planning activities of the organisation to maximise compliance to the strategic aims and targets of the company regarding production.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science is essential.
• Degree/ Diploma or Formal Qualification in Geology, Mining Engineering or Rock Engineering would be an advantage.
• Chamber of Mines Advance Certificate (Survey, Rock Engineering) Mine Overseer certificate would be an advantage.
• At least 2 years experience in mine planning, and at least 3 years in an underground supervisory position or related
• Technical Services is essential.
• Sound knowledge of underground stope and development hybrid and conventional planning is essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office package, DATAMINE is essential.
• Valid medical certificate or be medically fit in order to obtain such a certificate

KEY PERFOMANCE AREAS:

The successful candidate is responsible for:

• The creation, optimization and implementation of a Business Plan to meet the strategic targets of the shafts.
• The creation, optimization and implementation of the Life of Mine plan.
• Building achievable/ logical graphic designs, in order to provide direction and insight into medium and long term layouts.
• Providing effective problem solving to the production department to assist with the achievement of the plan
• Aligning the inputs of all key stakeholders towards the achievement of the optimised plans
• Ensuring the effective maintenance of layouts and new designs.
• Constructing scenarios for optimized schedules
• Organising/ co-coordinating of monthly pre-planning meetings
• Controlling the quality of short-term planning processes
• Requesting monthly and ad-hoc mining instructions
• Liaison with departments and collation of data that requires changes to plan / updating Mine Designs with new geology, other applicable information and new monthly faces
• Attending G-Sheet and other meetings, with related inputs
• Updating Development Priority plans
• Analysing and reporting of variances, from plans to actual
• Making comparisons short-, medium- and long-term plans and reporting variances
• Compiling required management reports

1. YOUR MANAGER / SUPERVISOR MUST BE AWARE OF YOUR APPLICATION.
2. SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES MAY BE SUBJECTED TO PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENTS - MARULA PLATINUM LTD RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
3. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATIONS, YOUR APPLICATION CAN BE VIEWED AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
4. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES FROM THE DESIGNATED GROUPS IN LINE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT, THE COMPANY’S RECRUITMENT POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PLAN.
5. MARULA PLATINUM LIMITED COMPLIES WITH THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT 4 OF 2013. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROCESSED IN A LAWFUL, LEGITIMATE, AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER. BY SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION, YOU GIVE YOUR EXPRESS & INFORMED CONSENT TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR RECRUITMENT PURPOSES.