Maintenance Planner

McCosker Contracting Pty; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McCosker Contracting is seeking an experienced Earthmoving Equipment Maintenance Planner to join the Workshop team. The role focuses on planning maintenance, managing service needs, and coordinating with Workshop Supervisors to maximise uptime of the plant fleet.

You will oversee short-term schedules, track repairs, ensure parts availability, and document maintenance history while liaising with operations to align upcoming service activities. FIFO from Townsville or Rockhampton may apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning and administration.
• Knowledge of earthmoving equipment and heavy plant maintenance.
• Familiarity with maintenance management systems.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage and close work orders in the maintenance system.
• Monitor service requirements and coordinate planned maintenance.
• Review fault lists and plan repairs during upcoming services.
• Ensure parts availability and material coordination for maintenance.
• Maintain records and equipment histories with accuracy.
• Communicate planned service requirements to Workshop teams.
• Track oil sampling programs and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Open Driver Licence & White Card

Tools

Pronto

MEX

SAP

JDE

Job description

Join McCosker Contracting – Maintenance Planner

Location: FIFO from Townsville or Rockhampton to the project located in the North Galilee Basin

Roster: 2 weeks on 1 week off roster

Work: Potential for ongoing work post project completion

Pay: Competitive remuneration

Maintenance Planner - About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Earthmoving Equipment Maintenance Planner to join the Workshop team and support the availability and reliability of McCosker's plant and equipment fleet. This is a key coordination role focused on planning maintenance activities, identifying service requirements, and working closely with Workshop Supervisors to maximise equipment uptime.

Reporting to the Workshop Supervisors, you'll manage short term maintenance schedules and work orders, monitor service requirements, and ensure known repairs, fault rectifications, and oil sample actions are incorporated into planned maintenance activities.

This position will:

• Monitor equipment service requirements and ensure scheduled maintenance activities are planned and communicated effectively.
• Review equipment fault lists and identify repair work that can be completed during upcoming service events.
• Monitor known repair work and confirm parts availability to support efficient maintenance planning.
• Track scheduled oil sampling programs and ensure recommendations and corrective actions are incorporated into maintenance plans.
• Create, manage, and close work orders within the maintenance management system.
• Forecast, order, receive and coordinate material and parts to assist maintenance activities.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and planning documentation.
• Work closely with Workshop Supervisors to communicate planned service requirements, outstanding repairs, and upcoming maintenance schedules.

Experience and Skills

• Current Open Driver Licence and White Card required.
• Experience in maintenance planning, maintenance administration, scheduling, asset management, or a similar coordination role.
• Knowledge of earthmoving equipment, mobile plant, or heavy equipment maintenance requirements.
• Experience working with maintenance management systems such as Pronto, MEX, SAP, JDE, or similar.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and effective record management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work effectively across workshop and operational teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

About McCosker

McCosker are experts in the civil construction industry, delivering a diverse range of services across the mining, construction, building, gas, and industrial sectors. Headquartered in Gladstone, Queensland, we are equipped to service projects throughout Australia.

At McCosker, we are a group of empowered individuals working collectively to achieve outstanding results. We support each other, uphold our integrity, and are committed to attracting and developing outstanding leaders. We recognise that our most important asset is our people — and we invest in them accordingly.

You can learn more about McCosker Contracting at www.mccoskers.com.au

Only successful applicants will be contacted. McCosker are managing this recruitment inhouse and will only engage a recruitment agent from the preferred panel, if required.

24 July 2026Townsville Queensland, AustraliaFull TimeResources & EnergyMining - Engineering & Maintenance