Job Description

Pellet Plant Maintenance Planner

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Make your mark setting up our new, intelligent mine
• Access to industry-leading technical development programs

About the Role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Pellet Plant Maintenance Planner to plan for Safety Work Execution. Ensuring all weekly maintenance activities are planned and scheduled in a manner that maximizes the efficiency of our people and equipment while improving the reliability of the operation.

Reporting to the Superintendent-Asset Mgmt. PP & Loadouts, the Pellet Plant Maintenance Planner will:

• Ensure safety needs are given a top priority in work planning
• Identify and plan all maintenance tasks to ensure equipment reliability
• Ensure maintenance is conducted to Asset Management standards, to increase reliability and availability of assets
• Ensure work orders for accountable area are prioritized, fully planned with all resources, materials and specialized tooling identified with assignment of appropriate status
• Review work in the required schedule period taking into consideration (Asset criticality, statutory work, warranty, repairable/ratable, severity and safety impact) inclusive of project maintenance work
• Participate in monthly cost reviews, (planned spend versus actual spend; escalate any major variance of actual vs plan and identify opportunities to realign spend vs budget). Annual budgeting for following year maintenance
• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure there is effective communication of the plans and upcoming maintenance to ensure appropriate risk management strategies are in place
• Ensure critical risks are identified in the planning process with appropriate controls accounted for so the work can be performed safely and effectively
• Improve productivity of people, equipment and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles to efficient work execution
• Provide KPI data showing maintenance performance to varies departments and recommending system and design changes to improve processes materials
• Apply shutdown management best practices and scheduling shipping of repairable items and track them until they return to site
• Participate in defect elimination process, Courage to Care (CTC), DMAIC improvement projects, RCM, Safety Production System, Engineering Project work in your area, review activities related to the area of responsibility

What you\'ll bring

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

• 3-5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a similar industrial setting (mining, processing or related setting
• A can-do attitude with a positive outlook
• Strong working knowledge of SAP
• Demonstrated skills in planning or scheduling
• Effective organizational and time management skills to manage a wide-ranging and priority changing workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work in a team and prioritize tasks & common goals
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite

It is also beneficial if you have:

• Journeyperson trade or technical education (not required)
• Previous Maintenance Planning Experience
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma training

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, you\xe2\x80\x99re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you\xe2\x80\x99ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts

Where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC\xe2\x80\x99s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.

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 \xe2\x80\x93 striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can\xe2\x80\x99t do it on our own, so we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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.

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company designated as one of Canada\'s Top 100 Employers in 2023 for a 4th consecutive year. For more information, click here:

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