Planner Short Term

Planner – Light Mobile Equipment (LME)

• Global mining organization with an exceptional safety culture

• Competitive salary and benefits

• FIFO from Perth to West Angelas (5/2/4/3)

Where we’re all welcome 

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 who we are.     

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.    

About the role  

We are looking for a LME Planner to join our diverse Maintenance Planning & Engineering team to create and manage executable work orders aligned to the maintenance strategy, asset condition, business and long-term plans and monitor planned vs actual costs. 

Reporting to the Maintenance Planning & Engineering Superintendent, you will :

• Review internal and external labour, and equipment available capacity

• Review material availabilities and status

• Develop draft/first cut maintenance schedule (critical path*, task interactions, labour requirements, materials, shared equipment and tooling) for review

• Engage and arrange external contractors / suppliers (Generalist/Top-up) and maintain availabilities (CR12)

• Confirm and lock shared equipment required for scheduled period

• Confirm any schedule loss events are aligned to the planned events, and update key stakeholders on any exceptions.

• Confirm material and update delivery location and trigger expediting of parts where required

• View resource utilisation and schedule loading are within targets

• Liaise with execution leaders to confirm upcoming resource availability

• Identify critical issues - approvals, major lead time items, cores, resources, accommodation etc.

• Collects and collates work management data for review and identification of improvement actions to no identified planning issues.

• Re-schedule uncompleted task / operation (include following rescheduling of cores process) from current maintenance week (due to no identified planning issues).

• Closeout any raised Contractor requirements including invoicing and payments in consolation with the execution team

• Review approved notifications, allocating initial priority for non-urgent tasks and provide feedback to Originator on Status of the Notification (WFIN, RJCL)

• Detail planning of work orders and assign resource required for approved non-urgent work

• Review maintenance history, damage, cause, functional failure to ensure accurate data capture and updates are provided by maintenance team where appropriate

• Initiate Warranty and Repairable/Rotable process

• Identify any potential scope conflict and repackage the activities, amending duration of required down-time when necessary

• Facilitate cost performance review meeting with cost centre owners

• Provide input to Specialist Planner in alignment with quarterly budget planning & reforecasting process

About you  

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• Current " C Class" WA Drivers License

• Experience in maintenance planning / scheduling in the mining industry i.e., light vehicles, mobile fleet or fixed plant.

• Have exposure and understanding to CMMS Maintenance modules

• Possess intermediate / Advanced use of MS office (Excel / Project)

• Have a strong mechanical aptitude

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset  

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply. 

What we offer 

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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) 

Who we are  

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 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 

Located 110km west of Newman, West Angelas operates on a fly in fly out roster from Perth or Broome. Operational since 2002, it was the first site to be incorporated into our Mine of the Future™ programme, trialling autonomous trucks and drills that are now fully embedded into the operations. An expansion to the accommodation village, gym and recreational facilities on site offer exceptional living.

Applications close April 21st 2025.

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.