Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• A role where you can play a part in uplifting improvement of work management at Boyne Smelters Limited

• Work with a knowledgeable team and develop your skills

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise 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.

We are looking for a maintenance planner to develop accurate maintenance plans (+12 weeks) aligned to our business strategy.

This role is a great opportunity for a highly motivated professional with a passion for continuous improvement to play a part in an experienced team to ensure effective work management across our smelter.

Working Monday to Friday and reporting to the Senior Planner, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Creating work orders from notifications, ensuring compliance with safety, environmental and statutory requirements

• Detailed planning of work orders facilitating safe and efficient maintenance work execution

• Maintain Master Data for assets and maintenance strategies

• Plan work in alignment with cost forecasts & department downtime events

• Develop 12-week rough cut schedules, maximising resource & equipment utilisation

• Support Weekly planning rituals

• Develop Zero Based Budgets

• Provide coaching and support for Work Management process and SAP transactions

What you’ll bring

• Experience in a trade or equivalent similar planning role - advantageous

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

• Experience in the use of SAP or equivalent for maintenance modules

• Experience in maintenance planning in industry - advantageous

• A highly organised, structured & detailed approach to work with a strong commitment to safety.

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

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• 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

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

Where you’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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.