Scheduler

Scheduler

• Excellent opportunity to develop in role and drive efficiency

• Balance your career and your life 

• FIFO from Perth to Paraburdoo on a 5:2 / 4:3 roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Scheduler to join our Cranes & Transport Shutdown team based at Paraburdoo. In this role, you’ll be responsible for planning and scheduling shutdown activities to support the Crane execution team across Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Mine operations.

Collaboration with the Cranes and Transport Planning, Scheduling, and Execution teams will be essential as you optimise resource utilisation, improve operational efficiency, and ensure seamless coordination across both East and West Pilbara locations.

You’ll work on a 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off roster will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.  

Reporting to the Superintendent Planning, you will:

• Optimising fleet and maximising resource utilisation to reduce hire spend in line with current practices

• Ensuring the Crane Execution Team is set up to provide customers with a high quality, timely and safe service

• Planning and scheduling functionality for cranes across all the Pilbara operating sites

• Interaction within our planning team to share assets and personnel where possible

• Interaction with site planning teams to challenge requests and look for efficiencies to fully utilize our internal assets and personal

• Key link between internal and external resource requests and working with C&T Hire and vendors to secure external resources when required

• Support in resourcing and planning cranes for sustaining capital

• Support the Crane supervisor as the local subject matter expert in the Work Management process.

• Provide support and training to team members in the Work Management process

• Key input to the weekly metrics for resource utilisation and asset utilisation.

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, construction, or heavy industry environment

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Proficiency in scheduling software (e.g., SAP, Primavera, 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

• Knowledge of crane and transport operations

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.  

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. 

Where you’ll be working

Located 80km south west of Tom Price, Paraburdoo is a town nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Paraburdoo is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close proximity to Karijini National Park. Paraburdoo prides itself on being a safe and friendly community; ideal for young families.  The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, child care centre, primary school, parks and a variety of sporting facilities.

Applications close on 16th April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 Matters

At 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.