Maintenance Planner & Scheduler - Asset Reliability

Rio Tinto; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Benefits package

Residential role in Invercargill

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler for NZAS in Invercargill. You will develop and optimise maintenance schedules to support safe, reliable operations, collaborating with maintenance and operations teams.

The role focuses on maximizing asset reliability, availability and performance, with responsibilities spanning planning, budgeting input, and continuous improvement within a safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling in industrial environments.
• Ability to develop planned and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Proficiency with SAP or CMMS/work management systems.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise planned and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Plan activities to improve resource utilisation and efficiency.
• Create and maintain maintenance plans, task lists, and work procedures in SAP.
• Ensure plans comply with safety, environmental, and statutory requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

SAP

CMMS

Education

Engineering qualification or asset management degree

Tools

SAP

Excel

Budgeting software

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler for NZAS in Invercargill. You will develop and optimise maintenance schedules to support safe, reliable operations, collaborating with maintenance and operations teams.

The role focuses on maximizing asset reliability, availability and performance, with responsibilities spanning planning, budgeting input, and continuous improvement within a safety-focused environment.