Maintenance Planner

Myndshift Group; Queensland; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp accommodation

Meals provided

Weekly pay

Flight salary sacrifice

Job summary

Myndshift Group seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to support an open cut coal operation in the Bowen Basin. You will plan maintenance across ~100 assets, from ultra-class haul trucks to large excavators, collaborating with planners and short-term planners in a fast-moving contractor environment.

You’ll manage asset plans, inspections, and service findings, translating them into work orders while maintaining backlogs and mitigating risks.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified maintenance professional with open cut mining experience.
• Experience planning maintenance across heavy mobile equipment.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and execution methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain maintenance schedules for open cut mobile equipment with production teams.
• Turn asset management plans, inspections, defect reports and service findings into executable work orders.
• Manage maintenance backlogs, identify constraints early and address risks to prevent production impact.
• Own the work order lifecycle in SAP from PO to close-out.
• Track maintenance compliance and performance with weekly scheduling and reporting.
• Provide weekly maintenance schedules and documentation to stakeholders.

Skills

Maintenance planning

SAP CMMS

Heavy mobile equipment

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Open cut mining

Education

Trade qualification

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

We're seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join a planning team at a leading open cut coal operation in the Bowen Basin.

27th October, 2026

Myndshift Group supports a number of industries including mining, civil construction and heavy engineering. With our extensive experience and wide-reaching network, we are proud to deliver the highest quality project personnel in partnership with some of Australia's largest companies.

Myndshift Group has been engaged by our client partner, a leading ASX-listed mining contractor, to appoint an experienced Maintenance Planner to its open cut coal operation on a contract-to-permanent basis.

About the Role

This is where the plan meets the pit. Working alongside a dedicated team of planners, schedulers and a short-term planner, you'll plan maintenance across approximately 100 assets, from ultra-class haul trucks to large excavators. Priorities shift quickly, so you'll suit this role if you enjoy fast-moving, ad-hoc work in a contractor environment.

Equipment you will plan across includes:

• Liebherr R 9800, R 9400 and R 9350 excavators
• Caterpillar D10 and D11 dozers
• Caterpillar 793 and 794 haul trucks
• Komatsu WA600 and WA900 loaders

27th October, 2026

Myndshift Group supports a number of industries including mining, civil construction and heavy engineering. With our extensive experience and wide-reaching network, we are proud to deliver the highest quality project personnel in partnership with some of Australia's largest companies.

Myndshift Group has been engaged by our client partner, a leading ASX-listed mining contractor, to appoint an experienced Maintenance Planner to its open cut coal operation on a contract-to-permanent basis.

About the Role

This is where the plan meets the pit. Working alongside a dedicated team of planners, schedulers and a short-term planner, you'll plan maintenance across approximately 100 assets, from ultra-class haul trucks to large excavators. Priorities shift quickly, so you'll suit this role if you enjoy fast-moving, ad-hoc work in a contractor environment.

Equipment you will plan across includes:

• Liebherr R 9800, R 9400 and R 9350 excavators
• Hitachi EX3600 excavators
• Caterpillar D10 and D11 dozers
• Caterpillar 793 and 794 haul trucks
• Komatsu WA600 and WA900 loaders
• EH5000 ultra-class haul trucks

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain maintenance schedules for open cut mobile equipment, working with production teams to keep work running efficiently
• Turn asset management plans, inspections, defect reports and service findings into executable work orders
• Manage maintenance backlogs, spot scheduling constraints early and address risks before they affect production
• Own the work order lifecycle in SAP, from raising purchase orders to accurate data and timely close-out
• Track maintenance compliance and performance, working with operational leaders, contractors and maintenance crews to deliver weekly schedules, reporting and reliability improvements
• Provide weekly maintenance schedules and supporting documentation to operational stakeholders

About You

You are a trade-qualified maintenance professional who thrives in a fast-paced mining environment and understands how effective planning drives operational success.

• Demonstrated experience as a Maintenance Planner within open cut mining, ideally in a mining contractor environment
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and execution methodologies
• Working knowledge of SAP as a CMMS
• Experience planning heavy mobile equipment such as excavators, dozers, haul trucks and loaders
• Ability to analyse equipment reliability and maintenance performance trends
• Sound knowledge of risk management processes, permits, JSEAs and site safety systems
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, and to manage backlogs and competing priorities in an ad-hoc environment

What's on Offer

• Contract to permanent opportunity with a leading ASX-listed mining contractor
• Strong hourly rate with weekly pay
• Super and Coal LSL paid on all hours worked
• 8/6 roster on 12.5 hour shifts
• BIBO from Mackay or Townsville
• Salary Sacrifice options available for flights
• Camp accommodation and meals provided

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