Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

• Join a supportive leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• 12 Month Fixed Term contract which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Position based in the Coastal Town of Gladstone, QLD 

About the role 

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler for a 12-month fixed term contract to facilitate the maintenance planning and scheduling in one of our areas at the Rio Tinto Yarwun Alumina Refinery. In this role you will be required to manage the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities your area. You will also assist with providing guidance to site personnel in the Rio Tinto Work Management process and associated standards

This is a critical role to the business and as such, we require highly experienced, credible and capable person. 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, level-headed thinker and most importantly committed to driving positive outcomes for the business. 

Reporting to the Superintendent – Maintenance Planning, you will be required to:

• Be the custodian of the Rio Tinto Work Management Process for your area
• Develop and maintain the Area Maintenance plan, through all phases of the work management process
• Facilitate the area planning meetings in accordance with the work management process
• Maintain secondary master data, task lists, BOM’s and critical spares
• Participate in the development of the area maintenance budget in consultation with your area Maintenance Superintendent
• Identify and implement improvements during the planning and scheduling process to optimise resource efficiency and utilisation

What you will bring:

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

• A Demonstrated experience in Planning / Scheduling with a high proficiency in SAP.
• A highly organised, structured & detailed approach to planning with a strong commitment to safety.
• Ability to prioritise and coordinate large volumes of multi-discipline work
• Strong ability to analyse relevant performance metrics and determine improvement actions
• Excellent communication skills via all mediums with the ability to negotiate positive outcomes across multiple stakeholders.
• High level of numeracy, literacy and computing skills.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• Paid Parental Leave Up to 9 Months (No distinction between primary or secondary carer)
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter.

Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Rio Tinto Aluminium – Yarwun Operations

With production beginning in 2004 at our Yarwun alumina refinery, located approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Gladstone in Central Queensland, today the operation produces more than three million tonnes of alumina per year.

Around 700 people support the operation, with an additional 350 contractors on site each year as part of scheduled maintenance shutdown activities. Thanks to its ‘Industry 4.0’ focus, Yarwun is also a leader in trialling new technologies to improve operations on site, including 3D printing, robotics and drones in confined spaces, and is home to Rio Tinto’s innovative Queensland Research and Development Centre (QRDC).

Along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, our Yarwun Operation supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives through Here for Gladstone.

Every Voice Matters

At 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.

Closing date 16^th Jan 2023

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”