Planner/Scheduler’s – Dampier Ports, Fixed Plant Maintenance

Planner/Scheduler’s – Dampier Ports, Fixed Plant Maintenance

• Work and live where family friendly flexibility is encouraged, surrounded by the coastal lifestyle!
• Residential only opportunity| Dampier location
• 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off | every other weekend is a long weekend – more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life!
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits, designed to make your life better!

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 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. 

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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for motivated individuals to join our Dampier Ports Maintenance Planning Team as a Planner or Scheduler, to help us maintain and improve our fixed plant assets.

This role will be crucial to the maintenance planning and scheduling of work management processes to maximise resource effectiveness, increase the reliability of Fixed Plant equipment and minimise the interruption to the mining process, without compromising asset values so that the Fixed Plant equipment safely produces agreed outputs to support the mine operation.

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 great opportunity to understand the full extent of maintenance work needed to conduct the relevant repair/preventive/predictive design out activities on the organisation’s Fixed Plant equipment. 

Reporting to the Senior Planner/Scheduler and working in a diverse team on a Residential roster as 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off you will:

• Identify and communicate the critical tasks in the scheduling process to ensure weekly approved works are scheduled
• Develop short to long term maintenance plans/schedules and ensure major maintenance is conducted to Asset Management standards, to increase reliability and availability of assets
• Prepare schedules and capture all rescheduled work for present and future schedules
• Report on key metrics as well as applying the 5 guiding principles of Lean for business improvement
• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure there is effective communication of the plans and upcoming maintenance to ensure appropriate risk management strategies are in place
• Participate in equipment failure analysis working with Reliability and Maintenance Engineers

What you’ll bring

• Proactive approach with a strong commitment in driving a safe working culture
• Demonstrated skills in maintenance planning or scheduling within the resources industry
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Office including Project and Excel
• Previous experience utilising a Computerised Maintenance Management System (SAP experience will be highly regarded)
• A current Australian ‘C’ class driver's license

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 
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 
• 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, cultural leave) 
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

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

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

This role is available as a residential opportunity only, should you be interested in a sea change, and everything out beautiful WA coastline has to offer you can find out more, check out the following link:

https://karratha.wa.gov.au/community/community-hubs-venues-and-facilities/dampier-community-hub

Applications close on Friday the 20th of October 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).