Long Term Planner – Fixed Plant

• Permanent full-time role based in Brisbane with sporadic travel to site

• We offer generous compensation, benefits and flexible work arrangements

• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected

About the role

We are looking for a Long Term Planner to facilitate the development of major long term maintenance plans into the future. In this role you will be required to manage the development and integration of major maintenance activities into the Zero-Based Budget (ZBB) and site production plan. You will also assist with providing guidance to site personnel in the Rio Tinto Work Management process and associated standards.

This role is critical to the business and as such, we require highly experienced, credible and capable personnel. Resilience, self-motivation and exceptional communication skills are essential for this role, as you will be required to interface with broad stakeholder groups, displaying credibility, building trust and influencing outcomes. You will be an expert problem solver, levelheaded thinker and most importantly committed to driving positive outcomes for the business.  Reporting to Senior Long Term Planner, you will be required to:

• Develop and maintain a 2-year Bauxite Major Maintenance plan for Fixed Plant site assets across the aluminum supply chain.

• Manages the development and refinement of the designated 2-year maintenance plan via condition monitoring analytics and SME support

• Plans major maintenance activities and where activities requiring long lead or shared, high value materials.

• Assists with the Integration of the long-term plan into the scheduled loss plan for the business.

• Maintains task lists, BOM’s and critical spares for site in the case of equipment change outs and refurbishments occurring within a 12-month timeframe.

• Maintains the ZBB and coordinates two-year look ahead process to facilitate ZBB planning

• Development and management of the Bauxite business Yearly/Monthly ZBB Groups

Key Inputs

• 5 Year Mine Plan

• Feedback from sites on asset reliability, issues, constraints and performance to enhance the strategy and tactics

Key Outputs

• Tactics aligned to whole of life plans per asset class.

• Accurate long term maintenance plans and risk-based budgets aligned to planned SL events and shutdown strategies.

• Accurate risk profiles for assets.

• Long term overview / forecast of component demands and valid contracts in place

Measures of Success

• # of critical assets with updated / current WoL strategies

• Tactics per asset class with common-based cycles frequencies (ensure these are in sync)

• Alignment of maintenance strategies with asset lifecycles (to ensure major change-outs are aligned with scheduled loss periods

• <20% ZBB allowances (Total spend from Allowances / Total Spend) PM01 Call Compliance for critical asset component change outs

• Updated rolling major change-out replacement plan

About you

​To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Significant proven experience in Fixed Plant maintenance planning for complex large sites

• Trade background is highly preferred but not essential

• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of SAP, MS Excel and MS Project

• Previous experience building and managing Zero based budgets

• An understanding and focus on safety values and processes

Applications close Wednesday, 22 January – midnight (Brisbane time)

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About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.