Planner Assets Long Term

Hancock Iron Ore; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance, Retention and ProfitShare

18 weeks paid Parental Leave for main/

Company contribution towards private健康

Job summary

Hancock Iron Ore is seeking a Long-Term Planner Assets – Port based at the Perth office on a 5:2 roster. You will develop and maintain the long-term maintenance planning framework, integrating long-term, medium-term and shutdown planning to optimise asset reliability.

Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Strategy, you will manage the Maintenance Cost Budget, run periodic forecasts, plan major works, and ensure data integrity in SAP PM and ACLM to support sustainable operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) module, including management of technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, BOMs, and measuring points.
• Demonstrated experience in long-term or strategic maintenance planning, budgeting and cost management.
• Proficient in the Asset Cost & Lifecycle Manager (ACLM) system for developing and managing maintenance cost budgets and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Long-Term Planning framework.
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Supply, and Finance teams to ensure integrated planning and effective resource allocation across the wider Hancock Iron Ore system.
• Drive continuous improvement of the work management system and lead improvement projects.
• Maintain and update SAP Master Data, ensuring data integrity for all technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, and associated cost elements.
• Conduct historical cost analysis and risk-based reviews to inform budget development and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and reliability improvement.
• Develop the annual zero-based Maintenance Cost Budget with a life-of-mine view, including all required materials and shutdown labour.
• Manage monthly reforecasting of maintenance costs, ensuring alignment with the Medium-Term Plan and business priorities.
• Plan major works in detail, including procurement of long-lead materials, coordination with specialist vendors and HIO’s Execution team to confirm scope, before handing over fully planned works to the short-term shutdown planner at T–20 weeks.
• Define shutdown requirements, including duration drivers, cost estimates, and resource assumptions, and ensure structured handover to the execution team.

Skills

SAP PM

Long-term maintenance planning

ACLM system

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

• Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers
• Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family

About the role:

The Asset Management team is currently seeking a Long-Term Planner Assets – Port, to join them in on a 5:2 roster, based at the Perth office. Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Strategy, the long-term planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the long-term maintenance planning framework for Hancock Iron Ore’s assets. This role ensures the integration of long-term, medium-term, and shutdown planning, and is accountable for the development and management of the Maintenance Cost Budget, periodic reforecasting, and the Major Events Calendar.

The position is critical in providing visibility of future maintenance requirements, optimising resource allocation, and supporting the long-term sustainability and reliability of Hancock Iron Ores’s operations.

Duties:

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Long-Term Planning framework
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Supply, and Finance teams to ensure integrated planning and effective resource allocation across the wider Hancock Iron Ore system
• Drive continuous improvement of the work management system and lead improvement projects
• Maintain and update SAP Master Data, ensuring data integrity for all technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, and associated cost elements.
• Conduct historical cost analysis and risk-based reviews to inform budget development and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and reliability improvement.
• Develop the annual zero-based Maintenance Cost Budget with a life-of-mine view, including all required materials and shutdown labour.
• Manage monthly reforecasting of maintenance costs, ensuring alignment with the Medium-Term Plan and business priorities.
• Plan major works in detail, including procurement of long-lead materials, coordination with specialist vendors and HIO’s Execution team to confirm scope, before handing over fully planned works to the short-term shutdown planner at T–20 weeks.
• Define shutdown requirements, including duration drivers, cost estimates, and resource assumptions, and ensure structured handover to the execution team.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) module, including management of technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, BOMs, and measuring points.
• Demonstrated experience in long-term or strategic maintenance planning, budgeting and cost management
• Proficient in the use of the Asset Cost & Lifecycle Manager (ACLM) system for developing and managing maintenance cost budgets and forecasts.