Planning Advisor

Overview

Company Description

We have an exciting opportunity for Operations Planning Advisor. The purpose of this role is to provide technical advice and coaching on the Work Management process (planning, scheduling, and resourcing).

We’re the best in the industry.

You’ll make us better.

Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible – from mobile phones to medicines.

Kumba Iron Ore

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel, widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Rosebank, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

Job Description

As our Planning Advisor your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Safety, Health, and Environment
• Oversee the work management process.
• Ensure the SAP system workflow integrity and data accuracy for the accountable section is aligned with SAP PM best practices.
• Source and evaluate best practices on planning, scheduling, and resourcing in Anglo America and make recommendations for the site accordingly.
• Compare WM KPIs with Process KPIs and use insights from this comparison.
• Conduct Root Cause analysis to identify gaps/deviations in applying the Work Management process on-site.
• Refine and guide criteria and standards for high-quality work requests and notifications, including:
  Planning, Scheduling, Resourcing
• AOM Clerk responsibilities (data capturing, confirmations, maintenance plan updates, document control)
• Advise on optimising human resources to deliver maximum output by identifying capabilities, tools, systems, and processes.
• Facilitate and provide input into the 52-week budget.
• Coach direct reports on the applicable Work Management process.

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Advise on how to plan and schedule maintenance effectively.
• Determine appropriate frequencies and timing of maintenance tasks.
• Ensure the schedule maintains a proper balance of preventive and corrective work.
• Review WK3 to WK12 during management routines to mitigate risks, including shutdowns.
• Enforce the locking-in of WK1 and WK2 schedules.
• Coach and guide the implementation of AAOM principles and the development of accurate work packages.
• Optimise and manage maintenance plans, including frequency reviews, task standardisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach and guide the effectiveness of planning and scheduling-related management routines.
• Address compliance with the weekly schedule, reconcile discrepancies, and manage deviations.

Plant Equipment

• Advice on processing materials or products and the equipment utilised.
• Advise on optimal loading of resources to achieve 100% capacity utilisation.
• Ensure effective use of systems and tools to enable planning and scheduling functions.

Availability

• Advise on enhancing equipment and process availability when needed. This is crucial for maintaining a smooth workflow and meeting production goals.
• Monitor active backlog management.
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (a comparison between Work Management KPI’s: Scheduling compliance, Scheduling effectiveness).
• Compile performance and planning status reports and continuously communicate to relevant key role-players to enable decision-making.
• Execute spares management for WK0–WK12, ensuring material readiness and risk mitigation across the full planning horizon.

Sustainability

• Conduct maintenance activities to minimise waste, reduce environmental impact, and ensure the long-term viability of the equipment and processes.
• Develop and adopt measures for work planning quality within the discipline.
• Advise how to improve work planning measures that are not stable or capable.
• Routine sampling of planning details with the aim of continuous improvement.
• Advise and facilitate team roles to implement solutions to close gaps (Process, systems, and performance gaps).

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