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Scheduler Shutdown

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Job Description - Scheduler Shutdown

Scheduler Shutdown

  • Roster 5 / 2 – 4 / 3

  • FIFO from Perth to Paraburdoo or residential

  • Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

Where we’re all welcome  

  

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 who we are.  

  

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 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 role

Join our inclusive Maintenance Planning & Engineering team as a Scheduler Shutdown where you will have the opportunity to be part of a high performing, collaborative team.  

In this role, your overall focus will be to develop an executable schedule for large-scale fixed plant shutdowns as well as smaller satellite outages based on maintenance and life of asset strategy. Apply Lean Principles to ensure the shutdown schedule is optimised from a Safety, Schedule, Cost and Quality perspective.

Reporting to the Planning & Scheduling Superintendent, your duties will include:

  • Review internal and external labour, and equipment available capacity

  • Review and confirm material availabilities and trigger expediting of parts where required

  • Develop draft/first cut maintenance schedule (critical path*, task interactions, labour requirements, materials, shared equipment and tooling) for review in Prometheus

  • Engage and arrange external contractors / suppliers and maintain availabilities (CR12)

  • Confirm and lock shared equipment required for scheduled period 

  • Confirm any schedule loss events are aligned to the planned events, and update key stakeholders and business systems (MSF) on any exceptions

  • Ensure resource utilisation and schedule loading are with-in targets  

  • Liaise with execution leaders to confirm upcoming resource availability

  • Identify critical issues - approvals, major lead time items, cores, resources, accommodation etc. Work with stakeholders to resolve

  • Collects and collates work management data for review and identification of improvement actions

  • Re-schedule uncompleted task / operation (include following rescheduling of cores process) from current maintenance week (due to no identified planning issues).

  • Closeout any raised Contractor requirements including invoicing and payments in consolation with the execution team

What you’ll bring

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

  • Experience in maintenance scheduling or planning in the mining industry – Fixed Plant experience desirable

  • Proficiency in SAP and CMMS Maintenance systems

  • Advanced computer skills

  • Intermediate / Advanced use of MS office

  • Mechanical aptitude advantageous but not required

  • A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to take initiative when challenges arise

  • Motivation to thrive in a dynamic environment and embrace complex challenges as opportunities to deliver innovative solutions

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple shutdown processes simultaneously through disciplined core routines

  • Current ‘C’ Class Driver's License (Manual)

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

  • Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

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. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

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 & cultural leave)

  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

  • Possible domestic relocation assistance

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

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

Who we are  

  

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 and meet opportunities. 

Where you’ll be working

This role is being offered on a 5/2 – 4/3 roster days off roster, FIFO from Perth to Paraburdoo. Residential options are also available.

Located 80km southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo is a town nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Paraburdoo is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close proximity to Karijini National Park. Paraburdoo prides itself on being a safe and friendly community; ideal for young families.

The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, child care centre, primary school, parks and a variety of sporting facilities. The recently built Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex offers state of the art facilities including an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court and gym.

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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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