Scheduler

Scheduler 

• Build your career with a global organisation that values your development

• Diversity is our strength. Bring your unique skills, experiences and perspectives to help our teams to thrive

• Permanent role | FIFO Perth to Pilbara | 8on:6off

The Opportunity

The Resource Development short term planning team are responsible for tactical and strategic drill planning, which includes scheduling of our exploration drilling and earthworks operations across all planning horizons.

Reporting to the Short-term planning superintendent the Scheduler supports the delivery and governance of drilling and earthworks within the 2-week time horizon.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop, maintain and communicate short term execution schedules (2 weekly)

• Facilitate processes and reporting functionality to support alignment and reconciliation of 2 week & monthly production schedules

• Collaborate with the mining technical services teams, to ensure alignment and execution of in pit drill schedules

• Facilitate and coordinate escalation for critical issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to operations.

• Accurate Input and reconciliation of data into the Primavera P6

• Prepare and generate daily & weekly conformance reports

 What you’ll bring:

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

• Expertise in planning and scheduling in production/mine planning

• Experience working in mining operational, exploration or technical teams

• Solid analytical, reasoning and critical thinking skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to effectively influence, collaborate and negotiate

• Knowledge and experience with MS Office, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power BI and proven experience with Primavera P6

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

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

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on Sunday 13th July 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles 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.

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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