Planner Shutdown Pellet Plant

Planner Shutdown – Pellet Plant

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion​
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding leadership development​
• Based in the beautiful outdoor and family-oriented community of Labrador City, NL​

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.​

We are looking for a Planner Shutdown – Pellet Plant to ensure the asset management work management process is followed for major equipment shutdowns. The role specifically provides and optimizes plans and instructions for plant equipment shutdowns and re-starts, to meet agreed targets. This will require plans to be completed in a timely manner and sufficient quality and detail to allow for maintenance activities to be completed as scheduled, safely and efficiently, with minimum equipment downtime.

This role is a great opportunity to be accountable for the efficient planning, estimating and scheduling of major shutdown work.

We are an open, connected, global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. While using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet, we are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration, and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting. ​

We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.​

Reporting to the Superintendent Asset Management and working in an exciting and unique environment within the Iron Ore Company of Canada, you will:

• Approve maintenance planning work prior to shutdown scheduling process
• Participate in weekly planning meetings
• Build and maintain annual maintenance calendars
• Champion the Shut Management and Work Management models for the Pellet Plant
• Prioritize identified work with all stakeholders
• Coordinate between departments and other areas of the business to schedule maintenance activities
• Build draft and final project schedules to support shutdown maintenance work
• Participate in development of budgets and forecasts
• Promote a culture that visibly demonstrates compliance with IOC’s HSE standards, mission & values
• Plan for resources required for planned and scheduled maintenance shutdowns
• Assist in the review, communication and posting of KPI’s on the area KPI board
• Understand the relationship between maintenance planning, scheduling, execution and improvement, and aligns with operational goals/objectives
• Act on the Asset Management Superintendent’s behalf during annual leave or while offsite

What you’ll bring​

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Red Seal Trade or Technical Diploma or Engineering B.Sc. or equivalent experience• 
• Demonstrated in depth planning and scheduling knowledge using a CMMS system – SAP preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar industrial setting, mining, processing, manufacturing or related setting, preferably in a maintenance planning role.
• Strong leadership skills
• Maintenance work management processes
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite & Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 schedule builders

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience with fixed plant equipment – ball mills, belt conveyors, induration furnaces, floatation circuits, & pumping systems.
• Project management experience
• In-depth experience with Microsoft Project and SAP
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma training

What we offer​

Be recognized 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
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working​

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.  ​

IOC’s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles. ​

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations. 

Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.

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.

Chaque voix compte

Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.

Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.