Nyrstar East Tennessee Mines- Short Term Planner - Nyrstar ETN Mines (East Tennessee Mines)

PRIMARY FUNCTION OF JOB

The Short-Term Planner is primarily responsible for the development of the Mine Operations and Support Team rolling operational plan. The Short-Term Planner is also responsible to develop daily and weekly plans, designs and schedules and to ensure that all the required designs are ready on a timely manner for the execution of the plan and aligned in such a way as to reduce departmental interactions in the mine and promote efficient work scheduling.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILTIES AND DUTIES OF JOB HOLDER

Safety, Health & Environment:

Promote, lead, and demonstrate safe behaviors at all times
Comply with the site’s standards and procedures in SHEC
Demonstrate effective performance in achieving agreed SHEC goals in support of the department/company standards
Demonstrate leadership in SHEC through personal behaviors and conversations and report all SHEC incidents and participate in SHEC initiatives
Take responsibility for the safety of all personnel, including self, at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines
Develop plans and schedules in consideration of statutory requirements
Awareness and understanding of Nyrstar and TN Mine operations related to standards including specific governance and local legislative requirements

Function/ Production:
Key technical outputs:

Developing the weekly (7+21) plan to achieve the Rolling 3-month plan (RoFo)
Generating drill and blast designs
Developing short terms level designs
Developing waste/back filling plans if required
Work closely with Mine Operations, Geology, Survey, Geotech and Mine Design when developing the mine plans and schedule
Undertaking regular Underground site visits to ensure that execution is compliant to the plan
Attend safety meetings and demonstrate safely leadership
Assist in development of SOPs and JSEA procedures
Work closely with senior mine planner to ensure that the 7+21 plan is complaint to the ROFO plan
Complete the weekly and daily compliance to plan and support the UG Mine Manager and Shift Boss in the reporting and meeting space

Team Relationships:

Work closely with the engineering, geology and Mine Operations team to develop a robust mine plans, designs and schedules
Operate within the ROFO mine plan and aim to exceed the ROFO KPIs when developing schedule
Ensure integration with maintenance and other departmental planners to ensure mine plan is achievable and based on reasonable estimates and timelines.
Ensure all work is planned in advance and everyone on the team is able to know what their plan is.

Systems:

Ensure that the 7+21 mine plan is compliant to the approved template provided by the senior planner
Ensure that the compliance to plan is developed and compliant to the MOS
Operate within the MOS and drive compliance in all interactions

Major objectives

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Nyrstar values are lived by the team
Effective communication between operations team, trades support team and technical team
Reporting / communication is transparent, verified and timely
Activities completed on time
Activities completed within budget
All activity is performed within established ethical standards
Assist in the development and delivery of the annual budget and life of mine production plan
Operate within budget as stipulated by the Technical & Mine Manager and General Manager
Compliance with Nyrstar and Tennessee Mine Operations’ policies and procedures and MSHA regulations
Implementation of agreed strategies
Delivery of agreed outcomes aligned with the overall business plan and values
Responsible for negotiating with and managing contractors.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS (formal certifications, etc.)

Essential

Experience in Underground mine planning and scheduling

Desirable

Tertiary Qualifications in a Mining Related Discipline
Experience in driving best practice through your department and into the business.
Ability to understand functionality of business systems and extract relevant data for business purposes
Track record in driving continuous improvement

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES, & ABILITIES

Safety:

The ability to develop and promote a Safety and Health System and culture that results in zero harm

Core:

Makes difficult decisions
Innovates to continuously improve business performance
Shares learning and expertise with others
Simplifies complexity

Business Awareness:

Realizes opportunities to develop the business

Execution:

Promotes and drives a safety culture
Constructively deals with underperformance

Taking People Along:

Optimizes others’ effectiveness
Provides feedback and coaching to others
Uses effective influencing strategies
Seeks out different situations, environments and opinions

Department: Internal & External
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position

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