Capital Planner – 12 month fixed term

Wilmar Sugar Australia Limited; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilmar Sugar Australia is seeking a Capital Planner to develop detailed work plans, schedules, and resource requirements for capital projects across our North Queensland sugar operations.

The role collaborates with engineering, maintenance and project teams to ensure safe, efficient execution, alignment with asset management, and ongoing reliability improvements through SAP maintenance management.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and coordinating maintenance, operational, or capital works in heavy industrial settings.
• Proficient with CMMS platforms, preferably SAP, and strong scheduling skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities to support cross‑functional delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, and resource requirements for capital projects.
• Maintain SAP master data (equipment records, maintenance plans, task lists, BOMs) to support asset reliability.
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, inventory, and project teams to improve performance.
• Support capital programs ensuring governance, standards and asset management processes are followed.
• Drive continuous improvement by reviewing project outcomes and identifying efficiencies.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

CMMS experience (SAP)

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)

SAP Project Systems (PS)

SAP Investment Management (IM)

Job description

Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.

Across Australia and New Zealand, we operate two major business units, Sugar & Renewables and Sweeteners, employing 2,300+ people during peak/ seasonal operations with corporate offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville and Auckland.

As Australia’s largest raw sugar manufacturer and a top 10 global producer, Wilmar Sugar & Renewables runs eight sugar mills across North Queensland. We are also one of the nation’s largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass, a major producer of bioethanol, the largest sugarcane grower, and a key supplier of sustainable fertiliser and stockfeed.

About The Role

The Capital Planner is responsible for developing detailed work plans, schedules, and resource requirements to support the successful delivery of capital projects within approved programs. Working closely with engineering, maintenance, and project teams, the role ensures projects are planned safely, efficiently, and in alignment with operational and asset management requirements. The position plays a key role in driving asset reliability, continuous improvement, and the long-term sustainability of factory operations through effective planning, SAP maintenance management, and stakeholder collaboration.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, and resource requirements for capital projects to ensure safe and efficient execution.
• Maintain SAP master data, including equipment records, maintenance plans, task lists, and bills of materials to support asset reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, inventory, and project teams to coordinate capital project delivery and improve operational performance.
• Support the development and implementation of capital programs, ensuring compliance with approved governance, standards, and asset management processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by reviewing project outcomes, identifying efficiencies, and supporting long-term asset sustainability.

About you

We are looking for someone who brings:

Essential

• You have experience planning and coordinating maintenance, operational, or capital works within a heavy industrial environment and are confident working with CMMS platforms, ideally SAP. You are a highly organised planner with strong stakeholder engagement skills, capable of developing detailed schedules, managing competing priorities, and driving continuous improvement to support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.

Desirable

• Experience working within the sugar, manufacturing, mining, or other heavy industrial sectors.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, particularly Plant Maintenance (PM), Project Systems (PS), and Investment Management (IM) modules.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and disciplines.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify efficiencies and enhance planning and project delivery processes.
• Why work for Wilmar We want people who take pride in their work, enjoy building connections, and value opportunities to grow their career in a dynamic, future-focused organisation.
• About Us
• Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.

Recruitment Process

Applications are assessed independently and on their individual merits against the requirements of the advertised role.

As part of our recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be required to –

• Complete interviews, assessments, reference checks and verification of qualifications, licences and work rights.
• Successful candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete any role-specific pre-employment checks, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).
• A National Police Check and other compliance requirements.

Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the job ads expiry, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Wilmar Sugar & Renewables is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Business unit Non seasonal