Planner/Scheduler

Planner/Scheduler

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Role based in Pilbara, WA

About the Role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Planner/Scheduler to join our Facilities and Infrastructure team based at Winu. In this role, you’ll be responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing an integrated operational schedule for the Winu project.

This role involves collaboration with all teams to ensure timely execution of key activities, scheduling of maintenance, procurement and logistics management, and identifying process improvements. The Planner also acts as a liaison between site operations and off-site project management and leadership to ensure smooth coordination and delivery.

As this is a site based role you will be working on a 15 days on 13 days off roster.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with all teams on the Winu project to document, maintain, and update the integrated operational schedule.
• Schedule key maintenance activities on-site, coordinating with service providers to ensure timely execution.
• Oversee procurement and logistics of essential goods and services (fuel, JetA1, gas, parts, etc.) and manage receipting.
• Act as the liaison between site operations and off-site project management/leadership to ensure effective communication.
• Develop insights into daily processes to drive improvements and enhance operational efficiency.
• Identify areas for process improvement and implement standardisation and simplification across business activities.
• Support project teams by developing individual schedules and ensuring alignment with overall project timelines.
• Manage procurement documentation, schedules, and delivery timelines to ensure smooth operations.
• Provide regular updates and reporting on project schedules, procurement progress, and logistical needs.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset.
• Experience in planning and scheduling within a mining industry.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in procurement software (e.g., SAP or similar).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams to optimise resource allocation.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto.
• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress.
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidized private health insurance for you and your immediate family.
• An attractive share ownership plan.
• Company provided insurance cover.
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership goals.
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
• Flexible working arrangements.

Where you’ll be working

Winu

Winu is a 100% Rio Tinto owned copper-gold mineralisation project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland. Teams at Winu are taking an agile approach to greenfield project development and being innovative in the way we bring a mine from exploration to production.

About Rio TintoRio 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.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.