Maintenance Planner

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join our team at Thiess' Mount Arthur South site in the Hunter Valley Region. As a key member of our planning team, you will play a pivotal role in planning and coordinating short to medium-term maintenance activities.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Planning and scheduling maintenance for Light Vehicles, Ancillary equipment, or Off-Highway Trucks, adhering to Thiess' maintenance and planning procedures.
• Initiating and monitoring the purchasing and logistics process to ensure parts, equipment, resources, and tooling are available when required.
• Monitoring the condition and organizing the repair of related assets, Heavy Equipment, Ancillary, and Light Vehicles.
• Developing weekly-agreed maintenance plans using equipment strategies to facilitate maximum production and minimize downtime and costs to meet plant availability and reliability targets.
• Ensuring all maintenance and statutory information stored in the CMMS is detailed, accurate, and current.
• Timely communication of any foreseeable disruptions to planned events.
• Actively engaging with mining operations teams to ensure plans are aligned with production objectives.
• Ensuring all work completed is carried out as per Thiess and Client-approved standards, processes, and procedures in accordance with company procurement policy.

About You

• Relevant maintenance planning qualifications.
• Mechanical trade or experience in a prior planning role.
• Maintenance management diploma or mechanical engineering qualification (advantageous).
• Maintenance planning experience with shutdowns/service days in a mobile plant environment.
• Experience in maintenance systems JDE, SAP, or similar (highly regarded).
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Order 43 (desirable).
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Time management and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work harmoniously with people of various backgrounds.
• Problem-solving – identifying and finding a solution autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Current driver's license.

What Thiess Can Do for You

• Thiess' commitment to ongoing training and development.
• Lifestyle roster.
• Health and wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality.
• Salary continuance insurance.
• Salary sacrifice options – novated leasing.
• Range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel, and retail products.

About Us

At Thiess, we partner with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. For over 85 years, we have operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments, and cultures. Our team uses global insight to optimize solutions and create value for each project, positioning them for optimal efficiency, productivity, and cost performance, backed by our commitment to meeting our commitments.

We recognize the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to allow our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.

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