Production Planner - Manufacturing

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world. FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Production Planner - Manufacturing

Work location: Dawson Road, Perth Airport

Roster: Monday to Friday

Key responsibilities:

• Developing production schedules
• Identifying and Determining equipment and Resource requirements
• Monitoring material supplies and working with Procurement
• Preparing performance, Resource Capacity, Forecast, DIFOT, etc
• Accurate and timely issuing of both the weekly and month end reports
• Establish positive working relationships with all parties involved
• Managing Customer Expectations in terms of delivery time and Resources
• Review and seek information from internal and external stakeholders to ensure all scopes have the relevant information to execute the task to a high standard
• Accurate and timely issuing of both the weekly and month end reports

Qualifications and skills required:

• Desirable: Tertiary qualification in accredited project controls certification
• Minimum of 10 years' experience as a project planner (essential) preferably within R&D and Manufacturing Environment
• Client-Side experience to have exposure to full project life cycle, from concept through to execution, and the associated gate movements
• Strong communication skills, ability to interface with project and corporate stakeholders
• Advanced skills Primavera P6, MS Office Suite, ERP Systems with SAP as preference, Business Intelligence tools like Power BI
• Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision, and within a team

Candidates must be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of their comfort zone.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neuro diverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. 

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified