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Senior Maintenance Planner - Rio Tinto

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  • Permanent, secure position with housing provided
  • Supportive and vibrant team environment
  • Good quality of life and have time off for the things you enjoy!

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and Southern Africa. For more information, please visit www.riotinto.com.

This exciting role sits within our Maintenance team at our Port Hedland Dampier Salt Limited (DSL) Operations. The maintenance team ensures maintenance activities are managed by planning and organizing major maintenance jobs, manpower scheduling, authorizing work orders and parts and supplies requisitions, safety and grievance handling.
The maintenance team also ensures the availability, reliability of equipment through the delivery of predictive and preventative maintenance plans and schedules to allow assets to be efficiently and cost effectively used.
The principal purpose of the role is to develop long term planning strategies for the Maintenance team and supervise the Planning team in day to day activities.
Reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance, you will be accountable for but not limited to:
  • Organise and manage the work of the Planning team.
  • Develop, mentor and lead the Planning team including, but not limited to, biannual performance reviews and development plans.
  • Develop and implement annual and monthly maintenance plans.
  • Develop shutdown schedules for maintenance and production, and act as Shutdown Co-ordinator during shutdowns.
  • Ensure the overall accuracy and effectiveness of the SAP maintenance system.
  • Develop schedules for maintenance of equipment and safety requirements.
  • Monitor maintenance for the light vehicle fleet.
  • Maintain work order histories.
  • Monitor operational and safety performance and highlight any deficiencies.
Essential for this role:
  • Evidence of extensive post trade experience.
  • Previous experience in a Supervisory position.
  • Appropriate trade certificate.
  • Clear understanding of maintenance strategies and philosophies.
  • Ability to look for and gain cost & efficiency advantages for the business.
  • C Class Drivers Licence (equivalent to former 'A' class WA drivers licence).
  • Previous experience in maintenance planning and/or scheduling systems.
  • Sound computer skills with exposure to SAP.
  • Sound written and oral communication.
Desirable:
  • Experience in the mining and/or materials handling industry
  • A period of proven quality leadership within the maintenance field.
  • Substantial experience in a mining environment.
  • Post trade studies in maintenance management.
  • Sound understanding of condition monitoring techniques.
This role is based residentially in Port Hedland with company housing provided. Rio Tinto is an equal opportunity employer and encourages females, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Candidates internal to the Rio Tinto Group must advise their leader of their application prior to progressing to interview. Short listing for this role will begin immediately and we reserve the right to close the position at any time.