Summary
Date Posted:Tuesday, April 25 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Lumwana Mining Company is seeking to recruit a highly committed employee for the position of Medium-Term Planning Engineer to join the versatile Strategic Planning team.
Reporting to the Coordinator — Medium Term Planning, you will be responsible for delivery of the medium-term forecast mining plans, bench extraction plans, budgets associated with waste dump, stockpiles and supporting infrastructure for the medium-term plans.
Your duties will include but not limited to the following:
• Creating the medium-term forecast mining plans, bench extraction sequences and budgets.
• Ensuring ore recoveries are maximized, equipment is utilized effectively, waste is dumped in a manner which allows waste dumps to be built efficiently and progressive rehabilitation to occur.
• Ensuring the medium-term plans follows logical, practical mining sequences particularly wet and dry season mining strategies requirements.
• Ensuring the haulage model is optimized within the mining area.
• Ensuring dewatering program and GC drilling plan are integrated into the Open Cut Mine plan.
• Ensuring mining operation is following the plan and mine to design.
• Assisting with production of mining reconciliation reports for quarterly and annual periods tracking mine production.
• Designing of waste dump sequences for medium term planning horizons including limits, development sequences, tip heads, spine roads and competent material requirements.
• Assisting the departmental Coordinators in the development of bench extraction plans and blast maters.
• Liasing with geology to ensure suitable quantity and quality of ore for processing requirements,
• Under the guidance of the department superintendent develop pit, dump and other infrastructure designs which are appropriate to suit the needs of the mine planning.
• Tracking the performance of the medium-term plans against actual plan performance
• Assisting in the development of standard operating procedures
• Providing support to other mine planning disciplines when required.
• Promoting a culture of safety and productivity

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following requirements
• Grade Twelve (12) Certificate
• Bachelor of Mining Engineering (or equivalent)
• Should have a minimum 3 years relevant experience in the mining industry
• Experience in planning large open pit mines
• Experience in Mine Planning, Design and Production Engineering
• Experience in Vulcan and/or Deswik desirable
• Experience in using scheduling software including but not limited to Mine Sched
• Competent with Microsoft office suite of products
• Displays initiative and teamwork skills
• Able to drive and holds a valid driver’s license

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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