Maintenance Planner / Scheduler

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Role based in Gladstone, Queensland

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner / Scheduler to plan and schedule for our highly complex and dynamic alumina refinery. You will develop and implement maintenance tactics and improve the maintenance system for use in the preparation of weekly maintenance schedules.

This role is a great opportunity for a passionate and self-motivated individual who has exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. You will have the ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment and will need to be able to effectively prioritise your workload.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Superintendent - Maintenance Planning and working in a diverse team within maintenance planning Team, you will be:

• Chairing meetings & liaising with production advisors and maintenance team leaders to identify efficient and effective scheduling requirements
• Optimising equipment maintenance strategies and maintain the SAP maintenance system, by reviewing, analysing and improving to master data
• Creating work orders from notifications using tasks lists, and adding required planning information
• Providing advice, training and support to operational team members in relation to the Asset Management and Work Management Processes
• Supporting area superintendent with their Zero Based Budget development & other continuous improvement initiatives
• Use new technology to facilitate online meetings and streamline business processes.

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated experience planning and scheduling preferably within a complex processing plant or resource industry
• Knowledge and experience with MS Office, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power BI
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with team members and key stakeholders
• Positive can do attitude and a willingness to work above & beyond, both independently and with the team to achieve our common goals.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a great communicator, who work with people to resolve complex issues

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience utilising SAP Computerised Maintenance Management System.
• A relevant trade qualification or equivalent background in maintenance or processing (Refinery experience will be highly regarded)
• Experience scripting with Visual Basic (VBA)

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your 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
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you'll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world's most widely used metals. Active in the sector for more than 110 years, we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries; alongside the world's most modern and competitive aluminium smelters portfolio. Our industry leadership includes our benchmark smelting technology and enviable hydropower position, key strengths in today's carbon-constrained world.

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.