Maintenance Scheduler

Maintenance Scheduler

• A dynamic scheduler role with scope across a variety of work additional to standard scheduler responsibilities

• One of the world’s most unique sites, with the focus now shifting to comprehensive world-class rehabilitation whilst maintaining successful operation of a critical path asset

• 14:7 site-based roster – Bus In; Bus Out from Darwin to Jabiru.

About the role

We are excited to welcome an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Scheduler to join our Ranger Rehabilitation Project in a genuinely dynamic and varied role. Offering far more than just traditional, repetitive scheduling work, you’ll have the opportunity to also work on planning support, contractor and vendor engagement, and corrective maintenance activities, giving you exposure well beyond a typical regimented environment. Strong collaboration with business partners will also be a key aspect of your day to day success. It’s a true all‑rounder position – diverse, and never boring.

You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimising short, medium and long‑term maintenance schedules to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with operational priorities. The role converts approved work plans into executable schedules, maximising labour utilisation, equipment availability, and compliance with maintenance strategies.

This role is a 14:7 site-based roster – Bus In; Bus Out from Darwin to Jabiru.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintenance Scheduling

• Work Management & Compliance

• Resource Coordination

• Shutdown & Major Work Support

• Performance & Reporting

• Stakeholder Engagement

Key Responsibilities:

• Build executable schedules from approved plans and work orders

• Maintain maintenance calendars, constraints, and priorities in the CMMS

• Lock schedules according to governance requirements and manage approved break‑ins

• Validate resource demand vs. supply and highlight capacity shortfalls

• Support continuous improvement of scheduling processes and standards

About you

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring strong communication skills and the ability to confidently engage with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external. You’ll be someone who enjoys working with people, demonstrates sound judgment, and can influence and collaborate effectively across teams. With solid people‑management capability, you’re comfortable working autonomously while also contributing positively within a broader team environment. Most importantly, you’ll enjoy variety in your day, remain adaptable as priorities shift, and bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach to your work.

Reporting to the Senior Maintenance Planner, you will have:

Essential

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in maintenance scheduling or planning in an industrial environment

• Strong experience using a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) e.g. SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)

• Understanding of maintenance strategies (PM, Condition Based Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance)

Desirable

• Trade or technical background (preferred though not mandatory)

• Experience in mining, processing plant, utilities, or heavy manufacturing

• Shutdown/outage scheduling experience

• Understanding of asset management frameworks (ISO 55000 aligned)

Technical

• Advanced scheduling and sequencing skills

• Data analysis and reporting capability

• Strong SAP/CMMS navigation and data integrity focus

• Proficient in Microsoft Project

If you don’t 100% meet these requirements, we still want to hear from you!

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 safety-focused and inclusive working environment 

• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) 

• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs 

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

• Indigenous Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

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

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

Who we are  

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) operated the Ranger Uranium Mine near the town of Jabiru in the Northern Territory, Australia, previously mining and producing uranium oxide. In January 2021, ERA ceased all mining and processing activities at Ranger after 40 years of operation with the focus now shifting to rehabilitation.

The Ranger Rehabilitation Project is committed to the rehabilitation of the Ranger Project Area to a standard that will establish an environment similar to the adjacent Kakadu National Park. In 2024, ERA entered into a Management Services Agreement (MSA) with Rio Tinto to manage the Ranger Rehabilitation Project, which will build on ERA’s existing rehabilitation work with Rio Tinto’s technical expertise in designing, scoping and executing closure projects. We remain committed to working with all key stakeholders, including the Mirarr People to complete this important rehabilitation work.

Applications close 6th February 2026. Rio Tinto reserves the right to close advertising prior to this date.

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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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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