Planner Long Term

Planner Long Term – Rail Engineering

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Perth based role - Central Park with site travel as required
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

About the role

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced Long-Term Planner to deliver and continually improve accurate long-term plans, including budgets and forecasts, aligned to the specified Asset Class/Area of Responsibility, maintenance strategies and relevant business plans.

Reporting to the Superintendent Asset Management Rail – Rail Engineering, you will have the responsibility of the below primary accountabilities:

• Apply of Asset Whole of Lifecycle (WoL) plans into maintenance system and review effectiveness
• Develop quality maintenance budget aligned with asset life cycle costing strategies and business planning process
• Manage long term maintenance plan for Asset Class or Areas of Responsibility
• Support planning and engineering teams with work management and financial data related to asset maintenance

More broadly, you will be responsible for day to day duties, including but not limited to the below :

• Create long term maintenance forecast/projection for each assets life cycle strategy by using tactics to align major tasks with identified scheduled loss periods
• Engage with Discipline / Reliability Engineering to ensure alignment on maintenance strategy requirements.
• Communicate maintenance plan changes to all stakeholders
• Review spares requirement for critical assets
• Recommend minimum stock levels are set for all planned activities for critical assets
• Update long term maintenance forecast
• Review asset condition and history information for the development and management of the major equipment change-out tactics
• Develop / amend shutdown strategy (frequency and duration) of major maintenance work, whilst ensuring shut strategy is aligned to calendar period
• Review preventative maintenance plan compliance on critical assets in consultation with Reliability Engineers

About you

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

• Maintenance planning experience in rail / mobile / fixed plant / utilities
• Experience with financial budgeting & business analysis
• CMMS maintenance modules
• Advanced computer skills
• Intermediate / advanced use of MS Office (Excel / Project)
• Mechanical aptitude
• Attention to detail and ability to work with multiple conflicting priorities
• A minimum C Class Manual Drivers License

Where you will be working

This role is being offered in our Perth based offices – CBD Central Park. Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train is operated by a single driver and comprises up to three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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 & salary packaging options
• Career development & 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Us

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. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.

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