Surface Planner

About the Role

South32 are seeking a motivated Electrical Surface Planner for our Appin Mine.

Reporting to the Superintendent Surface Maintenance, the main purpose of this role is to ensure routine and non-routine Surface Electrical Maintenance activities are appropriately planned, resourced and scheduled so that work can be executed in a safe and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Scoping, planning & scheduling of routine and non-routine maintenance tasks including:
  • Site inspections with Coordinators, Supervisors & Trades to determine the best methodology for work execution
  • Organisation of suitable resourcing to enable work execution
  • Procurement of materials and spare parts to enable repairs
  • Assisting with & development of procedures and instructions to support work execution
• Consolidating the Area Maintenance work orders into one approved Area Maintenance Schedule by working with relevant department stakeholders and contract partners
• Regular updates of the forward planning tools to ensure that interactions are managed
• Facilitate the area maintenance planning meeting and attend other maintenance meetings required as part of the mine forward planning process
• Printing, packing, and delivering paper copies of work orders to individual work centre areas
• Using SAP to support the execution of changes, updates, and improvements to work orders and/or asset management plans
• Support root cause analysis, master data improvements & spares management work
• Provide guidance to execution teams on work methodology and work design and assist with managing health & safety risks

About You

The ideal candidates will be interested in working for an organisation that embraces the diversity each person brings to the workplace. Our values of Care, Trust, Togetherness and Excellence will guide your decision making and interactions, while supporting you in generating courageous solutions.

In addition, you will need:

• Trade Certificate, Associate Diploma or Degree in a relevant Electrical Engineering or Maintenance field
• Experience working in mining or heavy industry – surface / underground coal preferable
• Experience with winders, hydraulics, materials handling, gas extraction plants, hazardous areas, and/or LV/HV maintenance will be highly regarded
• Sound knowledge of planning, scheduling, and management of maintenance strategies in SAP will be highly regarded.
• Experience with the use of MS Office suite of products like Excel, Word & Powerpoint
• Demonstrated ability to contribute, influence and make decisions within multi-functional teams
• Be self-motivated & have good attention to detail with a desire for continuous improvement

What We Offer You

You will be offered an attractive salary package including a performance-based bonus, participation in the Employee Share Plan and access to additional employer-paid superannuation contributions. You will benefit from a rewarding career path in a company that embraces diversity and collaboration. This is a Full Time role on a staff Monday – Friday roster.

Location

This position will be at our Appin operations which is in the southern coalfields of New South Wales, near the coastal city of Wollongong and approximately 75 kilometres south and southwest of Sydney.

About Illawarra Metallurgical Coal

Illawarra Metallurgical Coal is a long term and leading coking coal supplier which operates two underground metallurgical coal mines, two preparation plants and a logistics chain.

Our culture

At South32, our people are fundamental to our success. We’re focused on creating an inclusive workplace, with the right people in the right roles, who are engaged, empowered, and appropriately rewarded.

We aspire to be an inclusive organisation, where our workforce reflects the broader demographic of the countries and communities where we operate.

South32 embraces diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

Applications for this job will close on Wednesday 28th December 2022.