Senior Planner

DISCOVER A BRIGHTER FUTURE

At South32, we’re meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focus on responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world. 

As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there’s no better place to make a genuine difference. Together we’re making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives. 

Whatever career path you choose, we’ll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy. 

ABOUT WORSLEY

Our integrated Bauxite Mine, Alumina Refinery and Port Operation is creating the essential products needed for a sustainable low carbon future.

Are you looking to be home every night? If so, this is your opportunity to live, work and play a short drive from stunning coastlines, scenic trails and the food and wine heartland of the west.  

Located in the picturesque south-west and Peel regions of Western Australia, South32 Worsley Alumina is on a journey to become the world’s leading Alumina producer where our 1500 workforce value the lifestyle that Worsley Alumina has to offer. 

WHAT SOUTH32 OFFERS

• Competitive salaries including Short-Term Incentive Bonus
• Additional employer superannuation contributions which depend on the level of employee contributions you choose.
• Participation in the Employee Share Plan
• Flexible working arrangements and industry leading parental leave and family care policy

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is a permanent position working a 40-hour week, DIDO from our Worsley Alumina Refinery, or the Boddington Bauxite Mine.

Reporting to the Mine & Materials Maintenance Planning Superintendent, the Senior Planner will facilitate the governance and reporting of work management and metrics within their area, assist in the development and mentoring of work management planners and perform work management planner activities. Depending on departmental structure, leading a team of work management planners.

This role will require time spent at both the Bodington Bauxite Mine and the Worsley Refinery in Collie.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:  

• Manage the long-term planning process for major outages of fixed plant systems within the Mine and Materials Department.
• Ensure Compliance to work management processes to enable safe work practices to minimize the risk associated with the working environment to employees and contractors, and to comply with statutory obligations.
• Develop planning system procedures (including workflows) to deliver a planning excellence program.
• Facilitate the design of maintenance work that is both safe and environmentally sound to a level of detail that enables efficient and repeatable execution.
• Provide direction and support to those within the work management team and perform work management planner activities. Depending on departmental structure, leading a team of work management planners.

ABOUT YOU 

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:  

• Previous experience in a Maintenance Planning or Scheduling role
• Knowledge of safe working practices, hazard identification and risk assessment
• Strong leadership skills with a highly developed inclusive leadership style to achieve goals
• Proficiency in CMMS systems and software such as SAP and Microsoft Office, including MS Project
• High functionality of SAP’s Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Qualifications for this position are:  

• Trade qualification or formal process operator qualification

Desirable

• Graduate Certificate or Diploma relevant to Work Management

South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate.  We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. 

The job advert will close on 29th January 2024