Planner Engineering
Listing reference: mr_001900
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 20 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Mining & Quarrying
Job category: Other: Mining
Location: Brits
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
Introduction
Cementation Africa invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position of Planner Engineering to be placed in Tharisa Mine, Rustenburg, North West. The successful candidate will report to the Site Engineer.
The company will provide remuneration and benefits relevant and appropriate to the position. Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSA) candidates. Applications only open to South African Citizens / Permanent Residents.
Job description
The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:
- Effective planning of specific project equipment to achieve productivity as per project scope
- Effective scheduling and monitoring of specific project equipment, manage backlog and labour limitations / constraints
- Determine skills, materials and resource requirements timeously and allocate to tasks following consultation with supervisor
- Develop and maintain the site maintenance schedules, analyse data from the computerised management maintenance systems and identify trends and areas of improvement
- Initiate procurement of spares and consumables to ensure availability
- Liaise with the maintenance systems manager to on-board new machinery and provide site performance information
- Identify and flag relevant legal requirements
- Effective self and team supervision in alignment with Cementation Africa values and leadership initiatives
Minimum requirements
Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:
- Mechanical or Electrical Artisan Trade Certificate [S26] or National Diploma / Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Proficient in computerized maintenance systems
- Proficient in MS Office [Excel, Word, MS Projects]
- Supervisory Development Program [preferred]
- Ability to read and understand OEM specifications
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including a customer service orientation
- Excellent planning and organizing skills
- Analytical, solution and deadline focused
- Attentive to detail with ability to focus on and juggle different tasks simultaneously
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to supervise a team
Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an artisan or in an Assistant Engineering Planner role on a mine or in a factory
- At least 5 years of experience as a Foreman (advantageous)
- Experience in an underground / surface mining environment / in a vertical shaft section particularly in an earth moving equipment or trackless mining environment
- Knowledge and experience in remote condition monitoring of equipment
- Experience in developing reports and analysing data obtained from equipment will be advantageous
All appointments will be done in line with our employment equity strategy.
Disclaimer
- The Recruiter may amend, delete or expire jobs at any time without notification.
- Cementation Africa reserves the right not to proceed with filling the position.
- An application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview.
- If you do not receive any feedback on your application within 4 weeks from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.