Planner/Scheduler Underground

The success of this project will influence future U/G mining projects at RTK.
Join a global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture.
Excellent opportunity for career development of technical expertise

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Planner/Scheduler Underground to oversee the on-going maintenance and operation of the fixed/mobile assets for RTK Underground. The RTK Underground consists of underground workings and critical asset infrastructure to support surface and underground workings. This role is a great opportunity to implement your technical skills while focusing on safe operations and executing a plan to deliver Rio Tinto Kennecott objectives. Reporting to the Superintendent Underground Asset Management, you will:

Improving productivity of people, equipment and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles to efficient work execution
Responsible for maintenance work by producing weekly maintenance plans which are practical with all the resources identified with accurate estimates and all necessary materials
Ensuring safety needs are given a top priority in work planning
Providing KPI data showing maintenance performance to various departments
Recommending system and design changes to improve the processes
Leading follow-up meetings to capture learnings from the workforce to capture improvements in plant and procedures
Oversee MS Project resource loaded schedules
Develop area maintenance budgets that align with the operating plan
Fulfill Underground Safety Standard requirements as needed
Support other team members with their roles and responsibilities.

What youll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience
Previous maintenance planning and scheduling experience
SAP experience
Previous project experience.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

Strong organizational and time management skills preferred
Ability to manage solid and dotted line accountabilities
Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office software skills and database management
Microsoft Project experience.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing youve helped the world progress.

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
Attractive share ownership plan.
Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
A generous parental leave policy, which ensures youre able to spend quality time with your new family.
Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through lifes challenges

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 cant do it on our own, so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where youll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since , and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.