Specialist Planner

Specialist Planner – Long Term Planning

• Balance your career and your life 

• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better 

• Perth Operations Centre working Monday to Friday with flexible working arrangements

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
 

We are looking for a Specialist Planner – Long Term Planning to join our diverse and collaborative Maintenance Planning and Engineering team based in Perth Operations Centre.
 

This is a great opportunity to be part of a high performing team, with the opportunity to deliver accurate budgets and forecasts that are aligned to asset whole of lifecycle strategies and business plans for the specified Asset Class.
 

Reporting to the MP&E Superintendent – Asset Planning and working in a collaborative team environment, you will:

• Utilise developed asset strategies, compile existing primary and secondary condition-based maintenance requirement for assets based on already defined tactics

• Create long term maintenance forecast/projection for each asset       life cycle strategy by using tactics to align major tasks with identified scheduled loss periods (MSF)

• Identify maintenance strategy inefficiencies and manage changes via RCM based tactical improvements supported by the Asset / Reliability Engineers and Asset SME’s.

• Develop material forecasts for the business and asset strategy

• Review spares requirement and venders' ability to supply for critical assets 

• Complete major maintenance analysis (Historical Plan vs Actual analysis), including review of component, consumption quantities, and contractor labour requirements and realign tactics accordingly (primary + secondary)

• Secure CEA funding approval for componentised items

• Support decision making process on OPEX vs CAPEX spend for maintenance activities

• Monitor accountable department budget vs spend

• Review asset condition and history information for the development and management of the major equipment change out tactics

• Consolidating major tasks into logically sequenced work packages & maintain a rolling long term forecast of major component change-out / replacement plan based upon asset class requirements

• Improvements to Asset Class planning through standardization efficiency gains

• Build strong relationships with site-based stakeholders through ad-hoc travel and regular communication

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have: 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Tertiary qualification of Bachelor of Engineering or Finance or equivalent experience in planning and scheduling

• A Current "C Class " WA Driver’s license

• Experience in (long term) maintenance planning in the mining industry, mobile fleet / fixed plant / rail / utilities

• The ability to showcase your expertise in financial budgeting & business analysis

• Demonstrated ability to perform data analytics and interpret the information for key stakeholders

• CMMS Maintenance modules proficiency, particularly SAP if you have it.

• Advanced computer skills

• Intermediate / Advanced use of MS office (Excel / Project)

• An understanding of Mechanical systems

• Workshop facilitation

• Proven ability to communicate and present information at multiple levels of an organisation

• Proven ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders

• A proactive approach to problem-solving and a focus on finding effective solutions
   

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.

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  

• 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)  

• 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.

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

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are  

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 and meet opportunities. 
 

Where you’ll be working
 

This role will be based at our Operations Centre in Perth. This role is offered on a 5 days on, 2 days off weekly roster, with flexibility where required.

Our integrated iron ore network is supported by our Operations Centre (OC) in Perth, a state-of-the-art facility that enables all the autonomous trucks, trains and drills at our mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location.

The Centre incorporates visualisation and collaboration tools to provide real-time information across our demand chain and allows us to optimise our mining, maintenance and logistic activities across the Pilbara in a way never before possible. Located near the Perth domestic airport, the OC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to coordinate our integrated network of mines, rail, and ports from 1,500km away.

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.

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