Description:
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Build your career with a global organisation that values your development.
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Diversity is our strength. Bring your unique skills, experiences, and perspectives to help our teams to thrive.
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Port Hedland based residential or FIFO role on 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster. Housing and relocation provided.
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 who we are.
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
DSL Port Hedland is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Planner/Scheduler to join our team.
Reporting to the Senior Planner, you will support the planning and scheduling in Fixed Plant, Mobile, Structural Integrity, Building & Housing weekly and shut maintenance activities.
Your duties will include:
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Detail planning of work orders and assign resource requirement for approved non-urgent work.
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Review work in scheduling period taking into consideration asset criticality, statutory work, warranty, repairable/rotable, severity and safety impact.
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Review approved notifications, allocating initial priority for non-urgent tasks and provide feedback to originator on status of the notification.
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Identify materials, tooling, equipment, and resources needed.
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Continuous review of maintenance plan effectiveness in supporting the tactics.
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Review parts readiness (long lead items in conjunction with Long Term Planner); trigger expediting of parts where required.
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Identify any potential scope conflict and repackage the activities, amending duration of required down-time when necessary.
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Identify all resource requirements, both internal and external.
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Engage and arrange external contractors/suppliers and maintain availabilities.
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Develop, finalise, and lock in executable schedules for weekly and shut maintenance (critical path, task interactions, labour requirements, materials, shared equipment, and tooling)
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Liaise with execution leaders to confirm upcoming resource availability.
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Prepare and conduct weekly and shut maintenance meetings.
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Ensure resource utilisation and schedule loading are with-in targets.
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Reconcile monthly spend to ensure adherence to plan and identify opportunities for cost reductions.
What you’ll bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
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An ability to build strong relationships and uplift teams
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Display appropriate behaviours, respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset, displaying genuine care.
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Proven SAP experience, particularly in planning and scheduling.
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Experience with executing, scheduling, or planning maintenance activities.
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Exceptional communication & collaboration skills.
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Able to be proactive, flexible, and work independently.
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Highly organised individual with great record keeping.
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Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
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Complex problem-solving skills and able to deliver solutions.
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Use your considerable stakeholder and relationship building skills to prioritise work with the Supervisors, Superintendents, and external departments.
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Understand & work with Long Term Planners in Zero Based Budget development.
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Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to effectively influence, collaborate and negotiate.
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Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
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Current Australian C Class Driver’s License.
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
Where you’ll be working
Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising two solar operations – Dampier and Port Hedland – is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 7 million tonnes every year.
This role is a residential or FIFO role based in Port Hedland.
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 situations and meet opportunities.
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.