Supervisor, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

Supervisor, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Monday to Friday day-shift schedule
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Supervisor, Maintenance Planning to work closely with the Planning Superintendent to lead a team of Maintenance Planners and Schedulers in your assigned area. The role ensures the effective application of Rio Tinto's asset management systems and standards to develop and optimize maintenance plans aligned with business objectives.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who wants to lead planning excellence, make a real impact on asset performance, and thrives in a proactive and detail-oriented environment.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Planning & Scheduling and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Working safely in accordance with Rio Tinto Safety Standards, including area-specific processes for lockout procedures, etc.
• Lead and develop a team of Maintenance Planners & Schedulers for your assigned area, ensuring effective task assignment, safety compliance, performance management, and skills development.
• Champion the 6-week planning cycle and enforce adherence to Rio Tinto’s standardized planning processes, tools, and meetings.
• Assess asset condition and performance to update maintenance plans and tactics, aligning with business goals for cost, availability, and reliability.
• Coordinate planning work and logistics to optimize resource utilization, reduce downtime, and maximize tool time for frontline teams.
• Ensure full integration and consistent use of SAP for planning, scheduling, budgeting, and tracking all asset management activities.
• Contribute to annual budget development and ongoing forecasting by ensuring PM01s are accurate, up to date, and aligned with equipment strategy.
• Support planners in identifying process improvements, analyzing performance data, and updating planning documentation to meet target state goals.
• Act as backup for the Planning Superintendent or Lead Planner when needed.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Post-secondary education in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Maintenance Management, etc.), a Red Seal trade, or equivalent experience in a planning leadership role within an industrial environment.
• Advanced understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling principles
• A competent and visible leadership style of guiding, mentoring, developing and empowering team members resulting in positive employee engagement
• Demonstrated experience in applying preventative, predictive, and planned maintenance strategies to reduce equipment breakdowns and extend asset life.
• Solid knowledge of asset management systems (preferably SAP) and experience ensuring compliance with standardized planning procedures and tools.
• Advanced coordination skills, with the ability to guide planning teams and influence cross-functional collaboration to achieve operational goals.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess maintenance performance, identify improvements, and drive process optimization.
• Must hold at least a Class 7 BC driver's license, or be immediately eligible to obtain one if coming from out of province or country.

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive. Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community.

Applications close on Sunday the 27th of April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

The base salary range for this role is $94,800 - $142,200 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.

At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation program

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for 70 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year (for more information, click here:Rio Tinto Top Employer 2025) and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Young People (for more information, click here:Rio Tinto Top Employer for young people.