Maintenance Scheduler

Maintenance Scheduler – Port Hedland Maintenance

• Residential role based out of Port Hedland
• Family Friendly 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion and diversity

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Maintenance Scheduler to join our Dampier Salt - Port Hedland Maintenance team. The purpose of the role will be to complete all maintenance scheduling activities as prescribed in the Rio Tinto work management process.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

This role is a varied opportunity, where you will be responsible for all incoming work from SAP for the light vehicle, fixed plant, mobile equipment, and structural integrity areas by taking appropriate actions to ensure a high-quality standard of planned work. Working a local/residential 5:2, 4:3 dayshift only roster and reporting to the Senior Planner, you will be:

Reporting to the Senior Planner working in a friendly tight knit team in Port Hedland, you will be:

• Completing daily work schedules for all assets mobile and fixed plant, as well as support within the structural integrity scopes
• Working closely with the Maintenance Supervisor’s to identify and communicate critical tasks
• Developing positive relationships with the execution team and planners
• Regularly reporting on key metrics
• Facilitating work management meetings

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A current WA manual driver’s license
• Leadership experience and confidence in leading, developing, and coaching team members
• Demonstrated ability in meeting targets and bringing the team on a journey of continuous development
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated complex problem-solving abilities to deliver solutions across an operation
• Experience and understanding of Mobile & fixed plant maintenance planning (desirable)
• Experience in preparing annual budgets and costs management

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Get ahead financially and enjoy housing subsidy benefits
• Remote Area Holiday Travel Assistance
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with Annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 almost 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations – Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod – is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year.

At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

This opportunity is listed as a Residential opportunity only and therefore only local candidates will be considered. For more information about the location of Port Hedland, and whether this is the right town for you and for you’re family please visit: https://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/

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.

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.

Applications close on 7^th of March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).