Planner
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026.
Planner (Maintenance Scheduler) | Gove, NT
- Join a collaborative maintenance and site services team
- Develop and coordinate preventative maintenance schedules that support safe, reliable operations
- Residential based role at Gove, NT
- Build your career in Asset Management within a global mining and materials organisation
- Permanent opportunity with development and growth pathways
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs
We are looking for a Planner (Maintenance Scheduler) to join our site services team. This role will be residentially based at Gove, NT. The position is responsible for developing, reviewing and maintaining planned and preventative maintenance schedules that enable safe, reliable and efficient operations.
Working closely with planners, maintenance teams and operational stakeholders, you will coordinate maintenance activities, optimise resource utilisation, maintain CMMS data integrity and support continuous improvement initiatives across the maintenance function.
This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career maintenance, planning or reliability professional looking to develop their capability within a structured asset management environment.
Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Site Services Superintendent, you will:
- Develop, review and maintain preventative and planned maintenance schedules
- Coordinate maintenance activities to optimise resource utilisation and operational efficiency
- Ensure maintenance schedules comply with safety, environmental and statutory requirements
- Support the effective execution of maintenance plans by providing accurate and achievable work schedules
- Maintain schedule and asset information within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Collect, analyse and report on work management and scheduling data
- Identify opportunities to improve scheduling effectiveness, work management processes and asset performance
- Collaborate with maintenance, operations and planning teams to support business objectives
What you'll bring
You are a highly organised and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with data, systems and stakeholders to achieve operational outcomes.
You will also have:
- Experience in maintenance, planning, scheduling, reliability or operational environments
- Strong organisational, coordination and time management skills
- Experience using CMMS platforms such as SAP PM, Maximo, Pronto or similar systems
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- A commitment to safety and continuous improvement
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent practical experience will be highly regarded
What we offer
- Competitive salary and annual incentive programme
- A work environment where safety is always the priority
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Career development and learning opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements where operationally feasible
- Generous parental leave and wellbeing benefits
- A supportive and inclusive team culture
Where you'll be working
Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for over 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite annually.
With a dedicated workforce of 460 people, our daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following the decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017.
We anticipate that our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030. We are undertaking significant efforts to support the closure of the operation. We also recognize that our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.
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.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.