Women in Aluminium: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler - #310495

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Women in Aluminium Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

• No aluminium, mining or maintenance experience required – this is the perfect role to join our industry
• Join our exciting new development program where you will be supported to become a Maintenance Planner/ Scheduler and your safety, career development and success are our priority
• Permanent, residential roles and domestic relocation provided
• New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (Tiwai Point) in Invercargill, New Zealand
  
  

About The Role

Are you looking to take the next step in your career and join a team that are committed to positive cultural change? At Rio Tinto, we acknowledge that we have work to do. We are also extremely passionate and committed to developing our future critical skills and supporting you to realise your potential through an incredible new development program.

We have opportunities for women who are interested in becoming Maintenance Planners/ Schedulers. No experience in the mining or aluminium industries is required, nor is previous maintenance or planning/ scheduling experience – we are interested in the skills you already have along with your passion for learning and have carefully designed a program to help you to learn about our industry, our operations and becoming a Planner/ Scheduler.

You will take part in the Women in Aluminium Program with other likeminded women, where each successful candidate will have a personalised development program designed to enhance and complement your current strengths and experience whilst providing support in your areas of opportunity. The program will run for approximately 12 months at which point you will qualify to transition into a permanent role.

Role is located at New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (Tiwai Point) in Invercargill, New Zealand. You will work a nine-day fortnight with a rostered day off (RDO) on a Monday or a Friday or will work a normal Monday to Friday working week dependent on business requirements. We are open to discussing flexible work options, which may be available to you.

This advertisement and the Women in Aluminium Program are Rio Tinto equal opportunity measures. Rio Tinto is committed to improving employment opportunities and outcomes for women. As a measure to achieve equality, s 73(1) of the Human Rights Act 1993 (NZ) applies.

About You

We’d love to hear from people who are passionate about

• Commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
• Building positive working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Communicating clearly and effectively
• Managing conflicting priorities in a dynamic environment with the confidence to ask for support when needed
• Strong computer skills and exposure to coordinating multiple activities
• Being curious and learning new things, which will include maintenance processes and computerised maintenance systems
  
  

These roles are for applicants residing in, or willing to permanently relocate to our operations, with relocation assistance provided. Applicants will require appropriate working rights to be considered for these roles.

What We Offer

With us, you’ll have

• a work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• a permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• recognition for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work
• career development and education assistance to further your leadership ambitions or technical knowledge
• a competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• comprehensive medical benefits
• access to an attractive share ownership plan
• ongoing access to family friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
  
  

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,800 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre.

Diversity and inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we want you to be you. We want everyone, everywhere, to feel their voice is heard and respected and we’re committed to fostering a culture where individual differences—whatever they may be—are appreciated and valued. It’s what makes us safer, more productive, improves our decision-making, and helps us to create better relationships with our communities.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of diverse genders and identities, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

As an organisation, we aspire to be representative of the communities in which we operate, and we are passionate about creating an environment that’s inclusive and supportive. While we acknowledge that we have work to do, we know that your leadership skills and experience will help to get us there we’d love for you to help us on our journey to becoming a better Rio Tinto. You can read more here Everyday Respect.

If you’ve made it to the end of this page, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for and we want to hear from you. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today