Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner – Short Term

• $131,250 base + $25,000 location allowance + $12,000 residential allowance
• Deliver weekly maintenance planning with exposure to shutdown/turnaround
• Residential 4/3 roster – home every night

At IPL our people vision is to unlock our people capability and culture to create safe, inclusive and high performing teams on the ground.

The Role
The Maintenance Planner – Short Term is responsible for delivering reliable weekly and short-term maintenance schedules to support safe, efficient operations at our Mount Isa operations. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the role facilitates planning meetings, maintains planning KPIs, and supports the maintenance team with scheduling and breakdown activities. This role is residential, working a 4/3 roster, with the opportunity to be home every night.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain weekly maintenance schedules in SAP
• Facilitate planning meetings and track maintenance KPIs
• Support the maintenance team with planned and breakdown activities
• Prepare costing and reporting to support decision-making
• Collaborate with team leaders, contractors, engineering and production teams
• Ensure safety, compliance and quality standards are met across all work

What You'll Bring
You'll bring SAP planning experience, strong organisational and communication skills, and a commitment to our safe, inclusive, high-performance culture.

You will also have

• A commitment to positively contributing to our safe, inclusive and high-performance culture
• Experience with maintenance planning and scheduling in SAP
• Strong organisational and communication skills to coordinate across multiple departments
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project desirable
• Trade background (mechanical or electrical) beneficial but not essential

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.
Benefits To You

• We are a team focused on safety, inclusion and high performance
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer, 3 weeks for secondary carer
• Superannuation paid on unpaid parental leave, up to 12 months
• Salary packaging options
• Confidential employee assistance program
• Mental Health and Well-being program
• Options to purchase annual leave (Where Eligible)
• Various corporate discount programs
• Workplace giving charitable scheme
• Opportunities for career progression through succession planning and development reviews

The Site – Mount Isa and Phosphate Hill
Northern Australian Operations consists of an Ammonium Phosphate Mine and Processing Plant (Phosphate Hill) and Sulphuric Plant (Mt Isa) in North Queensland. The facilities comprise of ammonia, beneficiation, phosphoric acid, granulation and sulphuric acid plants plus infrastructure, utilities, power generation and housing to support the permanent workforce.

About Us
As an ASX100 company and industry front runner, Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) offers diverse career opportunities globally, emphasising safety, inclusivity, and high performance. Our passionate team of almost 6000 employees work across our global operations to manufacture and distribute industrial explosives, industrial chemicals and fertilisers.

Leveraging diversity through inclusion
At Dyno Nobel Limited, we believe in the strength of diversity and inclusivity, fostering an environment that is safe, equitable, and embraces differences to enhance performance. We go beyond 'diversity of thought,' valuing people from a variety of backgrounds and encourage applicants from diverse identities. Our commitment extends to helping our team excel at work while achieving a harmonious work-life balance. To support this, we offer a range of work styles and a paid parental leave policy, ensuring our team thrives both personally and professionally. Apply now to be part of our inclusive and thriving community.

What Our Employees Say
"I work off open and honest communication and a team mentality. You'll have autonomy within clear parameters—and support when you need it."

About Our Process
Our recruitment process typically involves a teams or face to face interview, reference checks, and a medical check. It may also include a site visit and psychometric testing.

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