Heavy Mining Maintenance Planner Maximize Equipment Uptime

MacKellar Group; Middlemount; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8/6 day shift roster

DIDO or BIBO arrangements

Accommodation, meals and PPE provided

Competitive salary package

Job summary

MacKellar is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join the Middlemount Mine maintenance team in Queensland. This permanent role will coordinate and plan preventative and corrective maintenance for a large heavy mining fleet, ensuring safe, efficient operations and strong reliability.

You will develop weekly schedules, manage work orders, and collaborate with maintenance supervisors and operations to prioritise work and minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Mechanical trade qualification or Mechanical Engineering degree with mining or heavy industry experience.
• Previous experience in a Maintenance Planner or similar role.
• Sound understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling and heavy mobile equipment.
• Experience using CMMS/ERP maintenance management systems.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining weekly maintenance schedules aligned with production requirements, labour availability and workshop capacity.
• Planning preventative and corrective maintenance across a fleet of heavy mobile mining equipment.
• Coordinating short-term and long-term maintenance activities to maximise equipment availability and reliability.
• Maintaining accurate work orders and ensuring compliance with CMMS/ERP work management processes.
• Monitoring maintenance performance, schedules and budgets to ensure work is completed within agreed timeframes.
• Working closely with maintenance supervisors, tradespeople and operations teams to prioritise work and minimise equipment downtime.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Heavy mobile equipment

CMMS/ERP

MS Office

Education

Mechanical trade qualification

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS/ERP systems

Job description

MacKellar is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join the Middlemount Mine maintenance team in Queensland. This permanent role will coordinate and plan preventative and corrective maintenance for a large heavy mining fleet, ensuring safe, efficient operations and strong reliability.

You will develop weekly schedules, manage work orders, and collaborate with maintenance supervisors and operations to prioritise work and minimize downtime.