Senior Maintenance Planner

Karara Mining Limited (KML) is an Ansteel Group company formed as a joint venture with Gindalbie Metals Limited. Ansteel is one of the largest iron ore producers and steel makers in China. Located 200km south-east of Geraldton, Western Australia, Karara is the largest mining operation and the first major magnetite mine in the Mid-West. It produces a premium, high-grade concentrate product for export to steelmakers.

• We are a short commute (45 minutes) from Perth to our purpose-built airstrip
• Family friendly rosters giving you more time at home and less time travelling
• Being closer to Perth the mid-west offers a more temperate climate than the Pilbara region
• Airport parking for FIFO employees

The opportunity

We have opportunities for experienced and skilled Senior Maintenance Planners to join our site based Planning team.

As a Senior Planner you will provide guidance and mentoring to the Planner/Scheduler team as well as lead the weekly planning meetings, promoting team compliance to work management practices and KPI's.

This role is a permanent position, operating on an 8 days on 6 days off roster.

To be successful in the role, the following is essential:

• A Trade Qualification - Mechanical Fitter or Boilermaker preferred
• WA C Class Drivers Licence
• Demonstrated experience as a Planner/Scheduler in a mining or other heavy industry for minimum 5 years
• Proven knowledge and experience working within a fixed plant mineral processing environment
• Demonstrated experience in planning and scheduling of large shutdown activities
• Knowledge of mineral processing and associated mobile and non-mobile equipment
• Proficient with computer systems including the Microsoft Office Suit and SAP (Maintenance system)
• Understanding of maintenance management principles and work management systems
• Knowledge and experience with SAP CMMS advantageous
• National Police clearance

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

Key Duties (but not limited to) :-

• Chair planning meetings to develop accurate maintenance schedules
• and shutdowns.
• Promote compliance to work management systems and processes to support data integrity.
• Provide coverage for periods of absence for the Superintendent Maintenance Planning.
• Comply with processes and procedures identified in the Maintenance Work Management System (MWMS).
• Share technical knowledge and expertise through cross functional working relationships on matters relating to planning and maintenance standards.
• Manage and support the end-to-end planning and scheduling activities of the team.
• Participate in the development of improvement strategies and procedures for equipment and maintenance activities.
• Monitor and report on business objectives, issues, opportunities, risks, technical deviations and achievements in the Maintenance Planning function.
• Coordinate proposals for stakeholders to propose and implement mitigation strategies.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the maintenance system and related operational budget.
• Contribute to initiatives improving cost effectiveness and productivity for the organisation.
• Identify and/or facilitate continuous improvement initiatives for the broader Maintenance department.
• Preparation and management of the Main Plant Outages (MPO) planning and scheduling for 500+ personnel.
• Ensure accurate and consistent Gantt charts are developed in a timely manner for major planned outages to promote effective work execution.
• Ensure preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities are scheduled in line with production requirements for mechanical maintenance in a timely manner providing guidance to the planning team where required.
• Ensure work order forecast for all preventative maintenance tasks is prepared for the coming week for distribution and printing.
• Ensure accurate records in the CMMS systems are maintained to support reliability activities and cost analysis.

About Karara Mining

Located 200 km south-east of Geraldton in the Shire of Perenjori, Western Australia Karara has an expected mine life of 30+ years. The operation includes a large open pit mine, complex ore processing and beneficiation plant and significant infrastructure and logistics networks. As part of the logistics network Karara owns and operates 80km of railway between Tilley Junction and the Karara mine site, linking the Karara Export Terminal at the Port of Geraldton, able to handle up to 16 Mtpa of export product from a dedicated berth, with associated rail and train unloading infrastructure.

Camp Facilities:

• Modern, comfortable camp accommodation - permanent rooms (no motelling)
• 1Gbps Internet Bandwidth on site to enjoy video family face time and internet surfing
• High quality gourmet food options (vegan, gluten free and healthy options)
• Large fully equipped gym facility
• Eco-walking/jogging trail in a natural bush setting, swimming pool, tennis, cricket facilities
• Village shop and supporting amenities

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