Planner & Scheduler (Fixed Plant)

Gold Fields; Agnew (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Site allowance

Bonus up to 10%

Private health insurance

5 weeks annual leave

Parental leave

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking a Planner & Scheduler to drive safe, reliable maintenance across Fixed Plant operations. You will plan, schedule, and resource maintenance work, maintain SAP master data, and ensure tasks align with the Work Management Process to protect asset integrity and production continuity.

You’ll develop weekly maintenance plans, lead discussions, and collaborate with site teams to implement improvements while upholding safety and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• Mining/resources experience and fixed plant exposure.
• Recognised trade or technical/tertiary qualification.
• Strong MS Office skills and SAP for planning.
• Commitment to safe work practices and risk-aware planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality job plans and weekly schedules.
• Lead planning discussions and governance.
• Maintain accurate work orders, lists and equipment history.
• Collaborate with onsite stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Ensure plans reflect maintenance strategies and support KPI analysis.
• Model Gold Fields' safety values and safe work practices.

Skills

Fixed Plant maintenance

Mining experience

Microsoft Office

Maintenance scheduling

Safety systems

Education

Trade/Technical qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

• Rotating Roster 4/3 on site, 4/3 Perth Office
• Fixed Plant Focus
• SAP knowledge required with experience in mining/resources

The Opportunity:

As a Planner & Scheduler you will play a pivotal role in driving safe, reliable and efficient maintenance performance across our Fixed Plant operations.

In this key position, you’ll be responsible for the effective planning and scheduling of maintenance activities in line with the Gold Fields Work Management Process — the framework that underpins how we deliver safe, productive and disciplined maintenance across all sites. Your work ensures maintenance tasks are clearly defined, properly resourced, and executed to protect asset integrity and maintain production continuity.

Working within established standards, task lists, maintenance strategies and governance frameworks, you’ll help create consistency and excellence in maintenance execution. You’ll develop, maintain and communicate high?quality weekly maintenance plans and schedules that enable safe, efficient and reliable work delivery.

A core part of the role is ensuring work orders are accurately scoped, planned and scheduled, with materials, labour and equipment aligned to requirements. You’ll also maintain high?quality SAP master data to support equipment reliability, workforce productivity and informed decision?making across the operation.

Why You’ll Love Working for Us

• Permanent role with a leading gold producer
• Rotating Roster 4/3 on site (all assets), 4/3 Perth Office
• 3% site allowance
• Quarterly bonus up to 10% per annum, monthly private health insurance allowance
• 5 weeks annual leave, long service leave after 5 years, paid parental leave
• $10K employee referral bonus

What You’ll Do

• Develop quality job plans, build achievable weekly schedules and align labour/materials to support safe, reliable execution.
• Apply the Gold Fields Work Management Process, lead planning discussions and elevate issues through governance channels.
• Maintain accurate work orders, task lists and equipment history, and action master data updates to support reporting and decision?making.
• Collaborate with onsite stakeholders to identify and implement work management improvements.
• Ensure maintenance strategies and scopes are correctly reflected in planned work, support failure analysis and assist with KPI analysis, forecasting and budgeting.
• Model Gold Fields’ Values, embed safe systems of work in all planning and promote compliance with safety requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• Recognised trade or technical/tertiary qualification, with mining/resources experience and exposure to Fixed Plant maintenance planning.
• Strong understanding of maintenance execution, equipment behaviour and site operations, supported by confident use of Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated experience using SAP for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Solid understanding of safety systems and a proven commitment to disciplined, risk?aware planning and safe work practices.

About Gold Fields

At Gold Fields, we believe great leadership is grounded in empathy, respect, and growth. Join Gold Fields and be part of a company where people, passion, and purpose come together to create enduring value — beyond mining.

Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with fabulous mentors to guide you through from day one.

We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are unique. We’re always open to conversations about flexible working arrangements that can help you balance work, family, and life.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 1 SEPTEMBER 2026