Maintenance Planner

Mining - Engineering & Maintenance (Mining, Resources & Energy)

Full time

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Come and be a part of the new Ironbark No1 Underground Coal Mine.

“It Is Here “, First Longwall has been installed. 

We are now expanding and are recruiting for a Maintenance Planner at our Underground Coal Mine Ironbark No1 Mine.

We are a privately-owned metallurgical coal mining company in the renowned Bowen Basin of Central Queensland. Our team is made up of individuals who are keen to deliver through innovation and reach their potential to work. Fitzroy Mining Operations own and operate Carborough Downs Mine, Broadlea Opencut and Ironbark No.1 Mine, the newest longwall mine in Australia.

Our employees are engaged, connected to our business, proud of what we have achieved, have conviction in one another and our potential. Innovative thinking and decisive leadership are the hallmarks of the company. We deliver a challenging and rewarding environment, and our success is built on the foundation of being a people business that mines coal. 

About the role 

This exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Maintenance planner to join our team at Ironbark No 1. Reporting to the Maintenance & Reliability Superintendent, the Planner will be responsible for creating accurate and detailed short- and medium-term maintenance plans and schedules through the engagement of maintenance coordinators, supervisors and trades and the application of the site computerised software management system Pulse.

Key Responsibilities of the role will include:

• Ensuring that maintenance schedules are developed to optimise equipment reliability and service life.
• Planning and scheduling activities, coordinating equipment repairs and installation to assist the process teams in ensuring safe operation.
• Liaising directly with coordinators, engineers, trades and operators regarding equipment performance to determine maintenance requirements and reliability issues to be addressed.
• Planning and scheduling labour, resources and parts for maintenance days and ongoing campaign maintenance tasks as identified as per the mine and process schedules.
• Reviewing reports and ensuring that all relevant information is accurately entered into Pulse for corrective actions.
• Sourcing parts to support plan to ensure that necessary spares are readily available to support the minimisation of mean time to repair.
• Maintaining compliance with legislative requirements pertaining to all work undertaken
• Recommending long range maintenance needs for the strategic maintenance plan
• Maintaining a list of ‘opportunity work’ to be executed in the event of unscheduled equipment shutdown.
• Engaging Maintenance Coordinators, and leading planning and scheduling meetings weekly.
• Maintaining Pulse Data base to ensure all maintenance plans and information is correct.
• Reviewing plant condition monitoring reports to ensure work orders for corrective actions are created and scheduled
• Various ad hoc responsibilities as required.

Our workplace is dynamic and open to challenging thought and driving change. To be successful in this role you will possess a demonstrated commitment to the achievement of the business goals and outcomes. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential along with an ability to work well under pressure. 

Our Operating Philosophy:

To deliver our objective, we will conduct ourselves in accordance with the following:

• We each do what we say we are going to do.
• We deal with each other honestly and with respect.
• We work with our people to ensure that they are safe, so they go home healthy and unharmed from their work activities.
• We want our people to be rewarded fairly for their efforts.
• We want our people to believe that they have a future with the company and that they can personally grow within the business.

Fitzroy provides great lifestyle options just two hours from Mackay and the Whitsunday coast.

• Choose to live in Moranbah and receive accommodation assistance or choose DIDO/FIFO with accommodation provided in Moranbah or Coppabella while on shift.
• Relocation assistance available to Moranbah or Mackay
• 9 Day Fortnight Roster 
• Great salaries to attract and retain the right people
• Generous staff performance bonus 
• Subsidised health insurance
• Salary sacrifice available for novated car leasing and FIFO flights
• Income protection insurance
• Personal development encouraged with reimbursement for approved study programs
• Healthy lifestyle support through gym and sporting club membership subsidies

About You:

To be successful as our new Planner, we are looking for an experienced individual with a relevant mechanical or electrical trade qualification. Additional tertiary qualifications in mechanical engineering or maintenance management will be highly regarded. 

As the ideal candidate; you will have a significant proven track record working in this capacity in an underground coal mining environment and will have significant exposure to the use of maintenance management systems such as Pulse, MIMS or SAP. You will have a demonstrated commitment to the achievement of business goals and outcomes, enhanced by strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to influence others at all levels within the organisation.

You will have the ability to integrate environmentally sound and sustainable practices efficiently into coal mining operations, a commitment and ability to successfully achieve business goals and outcomes while accepting accountability and responsibility at all times. You will also be focused, motivated and self-directed.

You will have a high regard for attention to detail, enhanced by strong interpersonal and communication skills and a commitment to safety in the workplace.

Our mission is to deliver a working experience for our employees that is open, inclusive and transparent, where we celebrate our successes and reward effort whilst embracing accountability and ownership.

At Ironbark No 1 we are totally committed to building a robust, profitable business and creating an energised, enjoyable working environment for our people. 

Fitzroy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employs on the basis of job requirements.

Your application will include the following questions:

Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?

How many years' experience do you have as a Maintenance Planner?

Do you have underground mining experience?

Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?

With your underground mining experience is that in the Coal Industry?

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