Shutdown Planner – Port Hedland Maintenance

Shutdown Planner – Port Hedland Maintenance

• Fly in, Fly out from Perth or Local Port Hedland - Get ahead financially with company benefits including fully funded relocation and subsidised company housing
• Based at Rio Tinto’s Port Hedland Maintenance operation working a local 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster
• Unique development opportunity, gain exposure to all facets of shutdown planning

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 an experienced Shutdown Planner to help us excel at safely maintaining our assets at our Port Hedland maintenance operations, through effective preparation and delivery of maintenance shutdown schedules.

The purpose of this role is the plan and schedule major shutdown and regular down days maintenance, while following Rio Tinto’s Shutdown Maintenance Process, and therefore the ideal candidate will have experience or knowledge of shutdown processes.

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.

Reporting to the Senior Planner, working locally in Port Hedland on a 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster within in a challenging and exciting environment within the Maintenance Team, you will be:

• Developing an annual shutdown calendar that captures all major maintenance and project work planned
• Managing SAP system to support the shutdown annual plan
• Applying the Rio Tinto shutdown process and govern compliance to it
• Prioritising work with the Supervisors, Superintendents, and external departments, utilising your considerable stakeholder and relationship building skills
• Work closely with a variety of stakeholders across the organisation to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement and ensure there is effective communication of the plans
• Ensuring targets are consistently delivered in a sustainable/ timely manner and with maximum customer satisfaction.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated skills in maintenance planning or scheduling
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Experienced with the use of MS Project and building Gantt charts
• Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Office including Excel
• A current Australian driver's license (manual)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate multiple work targets
• Can do attitude with problem solving skills, logical thinking and sound decision making
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and oral

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) 
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• 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

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

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

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations – Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod – is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year. At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

This opportunity is listed as Fly in, Fly out from Perth only or Residential in Port Hedland. For more information about the location of Port Hedland, and whether this is the right town for you and for your family please visit:

https://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/

Applications close on the 19th of January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).