Scheduler Shutdown – Fixed Plant

• FIFO from Perth to Robe Valley, Mesa A
• 5/2, 4/3 Roster
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

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

Join our inclusive Mine Planning & Engineering team as a Scheduler Shutdown – Fixed Plant where you will have the opportunity to be part of a high performing, collaborative team.  

In this role, your overall focus will be to develop an executable schedule for weekly, major and large-scale shutdowns based on maintenance and life of asset strategy. Apply Lean Principles to ensure the shutdown schedule is optimised from a Safety, Schedule, Cost and Quality perspective.

Reporting to the Scheduling Superintendent, your duties will include:

• Review internal and external labour, and equipment available capacity
• Review material availabilities and status 
• Develop draft/first cut maintenance schedule (critical path*, task interactions, labour requirements, materials, shared equipment and tooling) for review
• Engage and arrange external contractors / suppliers (Generalist/Top-up) and maintain availabilities (CR12)
• Confirm and lock shared equipment required for scheduled period 
• Confirm any schedule loss events are aligned to the planned events, and update key stakeholders and business systems (MSF) on any exceptions
• Confirm material and update delivery location and trigger expediting of parts where required
• View resource utilisation and schedule loading are with-in targets  
• Liaise with execution leaders to confirm upcoming resource availability
• Identify critical issues – approvals, major lead time items, cores, resources, accommodation etc. Work with stakeholders to resolve
• Collects and collates work management data for review and identification of improvement actions
• Re-schedule uncompleted task / operation (include following rescheduling of cores process) from current maintenance week (due to no identified planning issues).
• Closeout any raised Contractor requirements including invoicing and payments in consolation with the execution team

What you’ll bring

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

• Experience in maintenance scheduling / planning in the mining industry, mobile fleet / fixed plant / utilities
• CMMS Maintenance
• Advanced computer skills
• Intermediate / Advanced use of MS office (Excel) & Prometheus
• Mechanical aptitude 
• Current ‘C’ Class Driver's License (Manual)
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

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)  
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)
• 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

Located in the scenic Pilbara region and close to the major centre of Karratha, the vibrant town offers a sought-after lifestyle and affordable living in comfortable subsidised housing.

This is a great opportunity for you and your family to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonal outdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisure and work. From the popular annual rodeo event to other regular social and cultural activities, local residents can make the most of modern amenities.

The town of Pannawonica is supported by a resident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertake secondary school studies in a supervised distance education program, supermarket, and a local community gym and youth centre.

Applications close on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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.