Maintenance Planner - Olive Downs Complex

Cimic Group; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Safety-first culture

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Thiess invites applications for a Maintenance Planner at Olive Downs Complex to optimise maintenance across truck, dozer and ancillary fleets in a mining setting. You’ll manage planned servicing, budgets and spare parts, driving fleet availability while meeting safety standards.

Join a high‑performance team with strong supplier liaison, data-driven scheduling and a commitment to safe, productive operations in remote Queensland.

Qualifications

• Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience planning maintenance for heavy machinery in mining.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience with Caterpillar, Liebherr, Sandvik or Hitachi equipment.
• Proficient in maintenance systems and MS Office; JDE knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan scheduled servicing and repairs for truck, dozer and ancillary fleets.
• Maintain and use the Maintenance Management System for budgets.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely parts availability.
• Monitor defect reporting and condition analysis to update schedules.
• Minimise costs by sourcing competitive suppliers.
• Plan short- and medium-term maintenance for fleet availability.

Skills

Trade qualifications

Mining maintenance scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Heavy equipment knowledge

Maintenance software & MS Office

Education

Trade/Tertiary qualifications

Tools

MS Office

JDE

Job description

Maintenance Planner - Olive Downs Complex

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent, reward transparency, champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us and hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment.

The Opportunity

Are you a Maintenance Planner with a passion for driving fleet reliability, optimising maintenance schedules and maximising equipment availability?

Thiess is seeking experienced and motivated Maintenance Planner to join our high-performing team at Olive Downs Complex.

As a key member of the Olive Downs Complex team, you'll be responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance, servicing and repairs across truck, dozer and ancillary fleets, ensuring compliance with safety and statutory requirements while maximising equipment availability and operational productivity. The role also manages maintenance systems, budgets, defect reporting and supplier relationships to ensure parts availability, cost-effective maintenance delivery and efficient short- to medium-term fleet planning

Roster: 8:6 | Location: Olive Downs Complex | Employment Type: Fulltime

As the Maintenance Planner, your duties will include:

• Planning the scheduled servicing, maintenance and repairs of Truck, Dozer & Ancillary fleets and infrastructure ensuring compliance with all safety and statutory requirements
• Maintaining and utilising the Maintenance Management System to generate planned maintenance and major component repair cost budgets
• Liaising with internal and external suppliers to ensure that all parts and materials required to effect repairs/services are available at the scheduled times
• Monitoring and maintaining the known work list Defect Reporting System and the on-site Condition Analysis Systems to ensure information is used to update the maintenance and service schedules
• Minimising plant costs through continually investigating alternative suppliers for competitive pricing
• Responsibility for the short and medium-term maintenance scheduling and planning for our plant and equipment to maximise fleet availability and optimise the productivity of the operation

About you

• Relevant Trade/Tertiary Qualifications or equivalent experience
• Experience scheduling & planning maintenance activities for heavy machinery/processing plant preferably within the mining sector
• Effective communication skills and stakeholder engagement with ability to negotiate and influence outcomes
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining Caterpillar, Liebherr, Sandvik or Hitachi heavy equipment
• Competence in computer-based maintenance systems and Microsoft office (project, word, and excel), knowledge of JDE highly regarded

What's on offer

At Thiess, our people are the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive - safely, confidently and with opportunities to grow.

• Competitive salary package.
• Ongoing training & development opportunities.
• A strong safety-first culture across all operations, built on care, respect and accountability.
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance and travel, plus access to exclusive savings at 750+ everyday retailers across Australia.

About Us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.

Learn more about Our Vision, Purpose & Values.

At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.

Learn more about working at Thiess.