Planner/Scheduler

Planner/SchedulerWe encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• 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.
• Port Hedland based residential or FIFO role on 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster. Housing and relocation provided.

Where we're all welcomeWe 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.At Rio Tinto, we 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 roleDSL Port Hedland is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Planner/Scheduler to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Planner, you will support the planning and scheduling in Fixed Plant, Mobile, Structural Integrity, Building & Housing weekly and shut maintenance activities.Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Detail planning of work orders and assign resource requirement for approved non-urgent work.
• Review work in scheduling period taking into consideration asset criticality, statutory work, warranty, repairable/rotable, severity and safety impact.
• Review approved notifications, allocating initial priority for non-urgent tasks and provide feedback to originator on status of the notification.
• Identify materials, tooling, equipment, and resources needed.
• Continuous review of maintenance plan effectiveness in supporting the tactics.
• Review parts readiness (long lead items in conjunction with Long Term Planner); trigger expediting of parts where required.
• Identify any potential scope conflict and repackage the activities, amending duration of required down-time when necessary.
• Identify all resource requirements, both internal and external.
• Engage and arrange external contractors/suppliers and maintain availabilities.
• Develop, finalise, and lock in executable schedules for weekly and shut maintenance (critical path, task interactions, labour requirements, materials, shared equipment, and tooling)
• Liaise with execution leaders to confirm upcoming resource availability.
• Prepare and conduct weekly and shut maintenance meetings.
• Ensure resource utilisation and schedule loading are with-in targets.
• Reconcile monthly spend to ensure adherence to plan and identify opportunities for cost reductions.

What you'll bringTo be successfully considered for this role, you will demonstrate:

• Show genuine care to every team member by holding them to account, appropriately escalating, and not walking past or accepting unsafe acts or conditions.
• Display appropriate behaviours, respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset, displaying genuine care.
• Proven SAP experience, particularly in planning and scheduling.
• Experience with executing, scheduling, or planning maintenance activities.
• Exceptional communication & collaboration skills.
• Able to be proactive, flexible, and work independently.
• Highly organised individual with great record keeping.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Complex problem-solving skills and able to deliver solutions.
• Use your considerable stakeholder and relationship building skills to prioritise work with the Supervisors, Superintendents, and external departments.
• Understand & work with Long Term Planners in Zero Based Budget development.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to effectively influence, collaborate and negotiate.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Current Australian C Class Driver's License.

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.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
• 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)
• 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,
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

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
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.Who we areRio 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 workingDampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising three solar operations - Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod - is the world's largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year. At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.This role is a Residential or FIFO role based in Port Hedland.Applications for this role will close on 10/07/2024, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated.Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. You may also be required to complete on-line assessments as part of the selection process.#IndigenousAU