Planner

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• FIFO or Residential opportunity available
• Grow your maintenance planning capability while partnering with Engineering, Maintenance Execution, supervisors, contractors and suppliers.

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Planner to join the RSM Planning team and support the safe, reliable delivery of planned maintenance across rail plant and equipment. In this role, you will turn maintenance requirements into clear, executable work plans, schedules and packages, helping teams coordinate people, materials, equipment and contractors effectively. This is an opportunity to influence planning quality, improve work management processes and build strong partnerships across Engineering and Maintenance Execution.

What you’ll be doing

• Reporting to the RSM Planning Superintendent and working in a collaborative operational team, you will be:
• Prepare maintenance plans, schedules and work packages for plant equipment, including detailed scopes, material requirements, resource needs and estimated costs.
• Coordinate the availability and allocation of materials, equipment and other resources so planned work can be executed safely and efficiently.
• Build work schedules and priorities with Maintenance Execution Supervisors, Superintendents, Engineering teams, external departments and suppliers.
• Apply relevant statutory, legislative and site requirements when developing maintenance plans and work packages.
• Identify improvement opportunities and implement practical changes that strengthen maintenance planning and work management processes.
• Deliver projects identified by the Maintenance Execution and Engineering teams, from planning through to coordinated execution.
• Manage contractors through the Contractor Management System process to complete project and planned maintenance activities.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team, with experience identifying hazards and making proactive improvements to work practices.
• Demonstrated maintenance planning experience in rail, mobile plant, fixed plant or another safety-critical industrial environment.
• Capability to develop detailed maintenance scopes, work packages, schedules, material requirements and cost estimates for plant or equipment maintenance.
• Working knowledge of SAP work management processes, including the planning and scheduling of maintenance work.
• Ability to prioritise changing work demands and coordinate outcomes with Engineering, Maintenance Execution, contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders.

Helpful for Success

• A trade background or qualification in a mechanical or electrical field, or equivalent practical maintenance experience.
• Exposure to Rio Tinto Iron Ore problem-solving methods such as 5 Whys, root cause analysis and the Basic Investigation Tool.
• Experience using a Contractor Management System or similar contractor governance process.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office to prepare plans, schedules, reports and stakeholder communications.

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, personal & cultural leave) 
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more) 
• Possible domestic relocation assistance  

Where you’ll be working

Our rail network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.   

We operate over 220 locomotives on nearly 2,000 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 18 mines to four port terminals.    

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 LGBTQ+ 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.