SENIOR MINING OPTIMISATION ENGINEER – Sandfire Motheo

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor operational and business improvement initiatives
• Establish validated baselines for equipment availability, utilisation, productivity and unit cost.
• Analyse cycle times, payload, queues, shift changes and operating delays by pit and fleet.
• Maintain an improvement register with business cases, owners, milestones and benefits.
• Support Wenco configuration, operational readiness, testing and data governance with mining contractor and IT.
• Verify dispatch codes, reporting definitions and reconciliation between data sources.
• Evaluate fleet balance, haul routes, dispatch practices and production constraints.
• Design controlled operational trials and assess safety, cost and production effects.
• Support fragmentation, diggability and haulage optimisation with production engineering.
• Develop clear performance dashboards and early warning indicators.
• Integrate site reports and Wenco data into Power BI dashboards, automating data processing and reporting as required.
• Conduct operational performance analysis and prepare business review reports

Requirements

• Degree in Mining Engineering, IT or equivalent recognised qualification.
• ERB registration appropriate to the role.
• Valid Class B driver’s license.
• At least 8 years in mining operational improvement environment, including 3 years delivering measurable fleet productivity or cost improvements.

How to Apply

REF Code: Ref 351