Planning Superintendent

Glencore is one of the worlds largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

Glencores customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

The incumbent in this role will be responsible for providing support to the Long-Term Planning Mining Engineers in developing viable long term business plans for the Group Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing long term mine plans to support the budget, life of mine plan, scenario planning and project planning.
• Undertaking equipment planning to ensure the execution of long-term plans.
• Measuring the execution of the equipment plan against medium and long terms plans and reporting compliance.
• Supporting monthly reporting activities related to production forecasting.
• Assisting with monthly forecasting processes and the execution of business improvement initiatives.
• Assisting with the facilitation of pre-emptive risk assessments and process of obtaining approval of designs relating to mine design (excavations/dumps/ramps/bridges).
• Conducting resource optimization forecast monitoring on an ongoing basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A relevant tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Mining Engineering, Mineral Resource Management, or Geology.
• Provisional Blasting Certificate.

Minimum Experience:

• Experience in a production or planning environment at a C-Upper level; OR
• Completion of the Graduate Development Program and experience in a production or planning environment.
• Proficiency in relevant scheduling and planning software will be advantageous.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Ability to take decisive action and assume responsibility for making difficult decisions that affect people and business performance.
• Ability to inspire and foster commitment, pride and trust amongst team members by taking a democratic approach, seeking and valuing contributions and encouraging collaboration.
• Ability to work consistently hard to achieve deliverables and honour commitments made.
• Ability to create shared meaning by clearly and confidently communicating the relevant information to a decision or task, in a verbal format.