Planner - Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance

Planner – Rail RSM

• Residential opportunity in the coastal town of Karratha
• Based at Rio Tinto’s 7 Mile Rolling Stock Maintenance Workshop
• 9-day fortnight, 5/2 - 4/3 roster

About the role

We are currently looking for a Maintenance Planner to join the Planning and Productivity team at7 Mile Rolling Stock Maintenance (RSM).

We require an experienced planner that is an expert problem solver, level-headed thinker and most importantly committed to driving positive outcomes for the business. 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.

Reporting to the Senior Planner – RSM 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
• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and legislative provisions
• 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
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement supporting the implementation of team improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain effective networks through collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and suppliers

About you

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

• 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
• Hold a current "C Class" WA Manual Driver’s License

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Trade qualified, or equivalent

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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. 

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

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.

Applications close on 10 February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)