Lead Production Planning | Olympic Dam | Adelaide - Site Travel | 5:2
BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to Superintendent Mine Planning, this role will see you seeking opportunities in the long-term plan that provide optimal results for the mine. The Lead Production Planner will play an instrumental role in the development of Planning Engineers through coaching and mentorship as well as being fundamental in the delivery of the Mine Plan for one of the largest underground copper mines.
This position is based at Adelaide on a 5:2 roster with occasional site travel to Olympic Dam.
In this role you will:
- Lead the team in generating a sustainable 2 year levelled schedule with regular quarterly forecast updates ensuring compliance to budget physicals;
- Deliver a sustainable 3 month rolling production plan whilst monitoring and responding to compliance to plan, maintaining a focus on critical path activities;
- Coach the team to identify and manage risk to the mine plan from a safety and productivity perspective
- Mentoring and guiding other planning engineers within the team to inform a sustainable plan.
- Be a safety leader, demonstrating your commitment to health, safety and environmental responsibility
- Assume Mine Planning Superintendent role as delegate during periods of leave
- Liaise with operational Managers and Superintendents to drive mine plan performance and solve for operational business risk to plan;
- Challenge and review planning inputs to be used during Forecast/ Budget;
- Identify functional capability gaps and drive improvement;
- Provide feedback to Scheduling and Engineering functions to improve future execution plans, designs, schedules and forecasts;
- Build and maintain close working relationship with Engineering sub-functions.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally possess the following:
- Mining Engineering degree or similar
- Minimum 5+ years mining experience and detailed understanding of the underground mining cycle;
- Experience in sub level open stoping mining method will be advantageous
- Previous supervisory or scheduling experience;
- Experience using Microsoft Office suite, Deswik Suite including Deswik Sched.
- Experience in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints will be advantageous
- Ability to work collaboratively across different work groups and proactively engage with a range of stakeholders including senior levels of management;
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.