Rustenburg: Mining Optimisation Specialist posted by Network Finance

About the Role

Improve underground bord-and-pillar and open-pit interface mining performance across the full planning-to-execution value chain. This includes enhancing fleet productivity, reducing cost per tonne, improving plan compliance, maintaining ROM grade discipline, integrating operator fatigue and behaviour analytics, and operationalising Level 9 Collision Avoidance Systems in preparation for future autonomy.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage fleet performance KPIs, including payload accuracy, cycle efficiency, utilisation, and delay analysis, supported by structured improvement backlogs.
• Analyse end-to-end mining performance from planning through ore delivery to identify losses, bottlenecks, delays, and sources of operational variability.
• Monitor adherence to production plans, mining sequences, equipment allocation plans, haul routes, and access schedules, highlighting plan-versus-actual variances and supporting corrective actions.
• Support optimisation of drill, blast, load, and haul activities using fleet management, dispatch, and operational monitoring data.
• Compile, validate, and maintain mining optimisation dashboards and reports for shift, daily, weekly, and monthly performance reviews.
• Identify productivity, cost, and efficiency improvement opportunities through in-depth operational data analysis.
• Support the execution, tracking, and benefit realisation of optimisation initiatives, trials, and improvement projects.
• Evaluate the operational impact of implemented initiatives and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Apply continuous improvement and analytical techniques to identify optimisation opportunities beyond fleet and safety systems.
• Lead volumetric scanning activities and ROM pad discipline initiatives to reduce dilution and waste mixing.
• Integrate operator behaviour and fatigue insights into operational dashboards, shift routines, and coaching processes.
• Support the operationalisation of Level 9 CAS, progressing from advisory to intervention through procedures, training, drills, and system tuning while balancing safety effectiveness and nuisance stops.
• Contribute to autonomy readiness assessments and support participation in relevant trials.

Requirements

• Grade 12 (NQF 4)
• BTech or BEng in Mining, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Qualifications

• Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement certification (advantageous)

Salary & Benefits

• Not specified