Scheduler - Operations

Scheduler – Yarwun

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development.
• Work for Rio Tinto in a busy regional town with a fantastic outdoor lifestyle and closeknit community
• Role based in Yarwun, Queensland

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Scheduler who will be responsible for creating and maintaining operation production schedules as well as maintenance team schedules. This is a great opportunity for a motivated, driven and collaborative individual to progress their career into a support team or to gain a greater understanding of the scheduling process.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Superintendent - Production Digestion and working in a diverse team with a strong focus on Health, Safety, and Environment, you will:

• Coordinate with area stake holders to plan & schedule “current week” 
• Create shift schedules in our YOSS system
• Provide daily drafts for area review
• Provide final lock schedule & delivery
• Aligning cross boundary interaction, e.g. isolations, washings & resources
• Monitor completed shift KPI & reschedule uncompleted tasks
• KPI tracking -Plan vs Execution
• Monitoring and auditing of schedule execution
• Week 1 Planning review

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Hands-on skills with equipment repairs, servicing, and maintenance
• Ability to plan work and execute as per schedule.

To be successfully considered for this role you should have:

• Spoken to your direct leader to gain approval to apply
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to multitask
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with different teams

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 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 in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually. As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.

Applications close on Tuesday 13th August 2024. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)