Production Engineer - AngloGold Ashanti

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

Dispatch and monitor in real time all remnant mining, rehabilitation, and backlog activities. Ensure completion of deferred work packages, maintain prioritized backlog queue, and coordinate rehabilitation to enable future production access. Interface with stoping operations for remnant extraction sequencing. Ensure compliance with shift goals, adherence to safety permits, and integrity of records. Operate from OEC’s single source of truth.

The Engineer, Production plays a key role in the execution and integrity of operational data systems that support short- and medium-term planning, compliance monitoring and adherence, and production delivery. The role ensures the accurate and consistent capture of shift-level performance data, timely report generation, and the consistent application of reporting standards across the operation. The Engineer makes informed decisions through reliable data outputs and system performance. The role also contributes to continuous improvement through live-data monitoring, coordination, reporting enhancements and alignment with departmental procedures and compliance frameworks.

This position serves as a critical interface between execution and planning teams, ensuring operational performance compliance and communication of reliable, consistent, and clear information across the mine.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrate and uphold AngloGold Ashanti’s values in all decisions, actions, and professional conduct.
• Allocate a minimum of 30% of time to actively support full compliance with site safety requirements and foster a culture of zero harm across all activities.
• Remnant stope sequencing: coordinate extraction of remaining pillars and remnants
• Backlog management: maintain prioritized queue of deferred activities
• Coordinate ground support rehabilitation and access restoration
• Fleet management software records: enter events, reason codes, cycle times, and tonnages per trip
• Alarms and critical events: monitor fleet/system alarms; handle within purview and escalate safety issues
• Track dilution and recovery in remnant areas
• Control: check pending cleaning fronts, control ore and waste rock stocks
• Ramps and accesses: assist in directing and allocating resources for road maintenance
• Receive official information on ventilation/gas conditions and releases before re-entry
• Intra-shift logistics integration: request and confirm critical supplies (rods, bits, services, explosives)
• Coordinate with Maintenance/Infrastructure for intra-shift windows and return to service validation
• Report system/telemetry/voice/data incidents to OEC Systems
• Records and communication: maintain logbook by position, call logs, and shift decisions
• Escalate any risk, priority conflict, or critical restriction compromising goals, safety, or shift continuity
• Accountable for maintaining data quality and integrity across mine dispatch and operational support systems.
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with internal reporting procedures and standards to support reliable data capture and communication.
• Support the implementation of business improvement initiatives through structured reporting, operational data insights and system enhancement

Qualifications Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, Production Engineering, or related fields (minimum: technical level with proven experience)
• Relevant training in operational data management systems or production tracking tools is desirable

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years in operational control or execution of mine development and stoping activities
• Experience in short-term planning and monitoring in underground environments
• Practical understanding of daily and weekly scheduling processes and operational data flow.
• Ability to interact with multi-disciplinary teams to capture, validate, execute and communicate production data

Knowledge & Skills

• Monitoring and recording of development and stoping fronts
• Analysis of progress and identification of deviations
• Use of operational control and monitoring systems
• Knowledge of underground development and stoping processes
• Proficiency with fleet management and scheduling systems (e.g. Deswik Ops, Hexagon, Pitram or similar)
• Strong Excel and reporting skills for data handling and dashboards
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work underground as required and travel between work areas
• Fit to meet site medical and functional capacity requirements
• Valid driver’s license

Location: Obuasi

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