Maintenance Coordinator Planner

Glencore Australia; Ulan; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regional allowance

Relocation assistance

Novated leasing

Salary packaging

Gym subsidies

Education assistance

Sporting complex

Job summary

Glencore Australia is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner for Ulan Surface Operations. You will report to the Maintenance Superintendent and lead safe maintenance execution across CHPP and surface processes.

The role covers development of standards, procedures, and maintenance strategies, with a focus on budget, plant availability, and cost management. Key duties include coordinating planned maintenance, risk-based inspections, and effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Promoting and maintaining a high level of safety performance and workplace culture.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Utilise the maintenance management system to facilitate safe execution of planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Develop isolation permits for planned outages to ensure safe completion of work.
• Develop and maintain maintenance strategies for assets within area of responsibility.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance to meet budget, forecast, and plant availability.
• Provide input to annual budgets and monthly cost reforecast.

Skills

Strong interpersonal

Leadership

Autonomous work

Stakeholder liaison

Excel

Project

Education

Mechanical trade or tertiary qualifications

Tools

SAP

Project

Excel

Job description

Advancing careers. Advancing everyday life.

Glencore is committed to providing an environment that adheres to the Respect at Work Legislation.

Advancing careers. Advancing everyday life.

Glencore is committed to providing an environment that adheres to the Respect at Work Legislation.

The Opportunity

Ulan Surface Operations Pty Ltd are seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Maintenance Planner will provide visible leadership, advice, and support in the CHPP and other surface or process areas. You will also be required to offer assistance in the development of standard, processes and procedures in relevant functional areas.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Utilise the maintenance management system and its adherence to the Maintenance Work Management Process to facilitate the safe execution of the planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Facilitate the safe execution of planned statutory testing and inspections e.g. Fire System testing and repairs, tagging, Lifting and high safety equipment testing.
• Analysis of condition monitoring reports, Structural inspections, On-line & Off-line inspections, hazard identification, and failure analysis. Determine the appropriate course of action and make recommendations to the Maintenance Superintendent.
• Develop Isolation permits for Planned outages to ensure planned work can be completed safely.
• Develop and maintain effective maintenance strategies for the assets within your area of responsibility.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities within your area of responsibility to comply with the mechanical maintenance schedule, to achieve budget and forecast, plant availability and to ensure efficient use of all resources required
• Forecast, measure and report on mechanical delays within your process areas to determine and record plant performance statistics
• For each of the group cost centres for which you are accountable:
• Provide input to development of annual capital and operating budgets
• Provide monthly cost reforecast
• Manage spend to meet cost forecasts
• Report on performance in monthly cost meetings

About you:

• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Promoting and maintaining a high level of positive safety performance and workplace culture through teamwork, personal commitment, and application of the company values.
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team environment.
• Ability to liaise with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications.
• Demonstrate strong maintenance experience and proven success in a similar role.
• Computer literacy in Excel and Word as well as experience in Project and SAP is highly desired.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Mechanical trade or tertiary qualifications
• Previous experience in maintaining Coal Handling Plants and relevant infrastructure.
• Proven experience in Project and SAP is highly desired
• Sound working knowledge of SAP and Asset Management systems.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Promoting and maintaining a high level of positive safety performance and workplace culture through teamwork, personal commitment, and application of the company values.
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team environment.
• Ability to liaise with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications.
• Demonstrate strong maintenance experience and proven success in a similar role.
• Computer literacy in Excel and Word as well as experience in Project and SAP is highly desired.

Make the move to Mudgee and benefit from:

• Regional Allowance of up to $16,000 (role specific)
• Relocation assistance
• Novated Leasing & Salary Packaging
• Gym Subsidies and Pool Season Passes
• Education Assistance
• State of the art Sporting Complex
• Lively community, with markets, music and festivals

About Ulan Surface Operations

Ulan Surface Operations Pty Ltd is part of the Ulan Coal Complex and supports two highly productive Underground Mines – Ulan Underground and Ulan West. Ulan Surface Operations Pty Ltd coordinates approximately 12 million tonnes of saleable coal per annum and employs 110 people of the approximate 700 within the complex.

About Mudgee

Mudgee is known for its friendly and relaxed lifestyle, idyllic scenery and abundance of wineries and cafes. Boasting great schools, sporting facilities, shops and modern health services, the region is well equipped with the necessities for everyday family life.

For further information please contact:

Terry Wood, Mechanical Superintendent 0490 789 161

Applications close:

Friday, 30th October 2026

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