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It’s a mission that takes commitment, but as an industry leader we aim for nothing but excellence in everything we do. We offer a diverse range of opportunities through our businesses and cross-border networks, enabling you to explore your potential and thrive.\nWe are looking for a motivated Junior Project Engineer to join our Operations team as a Junior Project Planner on a 12-month experiential learning programme. The role offers practical exposure to production planning, project scheduling, capacity management and progress monitoring in a complex manufacturing environment.\nPurpose of the role:\nThe purpose of the role is to support the planning and coordination of production activities by bridging the gap between planning and execution. The successful candidate will help align customer requirements, delivery commitments, workshop capacity, materials and resources while coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Stores, Quality, Maintenance, Projects and Logistics.\nThe job responsibilities:\nProduction planning: Develop and maintain production plans based on customer requirements, delivery dates, available capacity and manufacturing lead times.\nWork scheduling: Schedule jobs across fabrication, machining, assembly, welding, testing and other workshop activities to optimise workflow and meet delivery commitments.\nCapacity planning: Monitor labour, machines, equipment and workshop capacity against workload, and identify overloads or under-utilisation.\nMaterial and spares availability: Confirm that materials, components, drawings and consumables are available before work is released, and highlight shortages that may affect delivery.\nSYSPRO job management: Release production orders to the workshop only when the required information, materials and resources are sufficiently available, and ensure completed jobs are closed off accurately.\nProduction prioritisation: Establish daily and weekly priorities based on customer delivery dates, project requirements, bottlenecks, critical-path activities and business priorities.\nProgress monitoring: Track actual production progress against the schedule and identify delays, work-in-progress accumulation and potential delivery risks.\nSchedule recovery: Support recovery plans when production falls behind schedule, including resequencing work, overtime, additional resources or subcontracting where appropriate.\nWIP management: Monitor work-in-progress and help ensure jobs move efficiently through the manufacturing process without unnecessary waiting or excessive WIP.\nCross-functional coordination: Work with Production, Engineering, Procurement, Stores, Quality, Maintenance, Projects and Logistics to remove constraints affecting production.\nCapacity and load reporting: Prepare reports on workshop loading, available capacity, utilisation, backlog, upcoming workload and potential constraints.\nDelivery performance: Monitor performance against required handover and customer delivery dates, and proactively escalate risks to management.\nERP accuracy: Maintain accurate production orders, routings, hours, dates, priorities, work centres and completion information in the ERP system.\nBottleneck management: Identify production bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions to prevent constraints from affecting the overall schedule.\nContinuous improvement: Analyse planning and production performance and recommend improvements to lead times, scheduling, capacity utilisation and workflow.\nProfile Required:\nGrade 12 (Matric)\nA completed Diploma or Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline\nA recent graduate seeking 12 months of structured experiential learning in manufacturing project planning\nStrong analytical, planning, organisational and problem-solving ability\nAbility to communicate effectively and coordinate across multiple functions in a deadline-driven environment\nPlease attach a CV, certified qualifications and academic transcript or statement of results\nMust be a South African citizen. \nTechnical Skills and Knowledge:\nPower BI.\nAdvanced Microsoft Project skills.\nStrong Microsoft Excel skills.\nProject scheduling, production planning and capacity planning.\nSchedule forecasting and progress measurement.\nS-curve and histogram development.\nERP/MRP system knowledge; SYSPRO exposure will be advantageous.\nAbility to interpret engineering drawings and bills of materials.\nUnderstanding of manufacturing processes, workflows and project management principles.\nWhat is in it for you?\nWe offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues, and opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better. \nApplication:\nSend your application as soon as possible as we will be evaluating candidates continuously, and no later than 06 November 2026. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career, \nAbout us:\nRock Processing is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading supplier of equipment, tools, parts, service and solutions for processing rock and minerals in the mining and construction industries. 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