Long Term Planner - Maintenance - Energy Operations

About the Company

Fortescue is a leading global energy and resources company focused on decarbonisation and renewable energy projects. Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

About the Role

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth CBD. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people

Roster: Monday to Friday

The Energy Operations Long-Term Maintenance Planner is responsible for long-term planning, maintaining master data, aligning minor and major shutdown schedules with business outages, and providing 2-year budgets and quarterly forecasts. This position reports directly to the Lead Planner and collaborates closely with the planning team and site-based maintenance teams.

The Energy Operations team manages multiple generation and transmission network assets across the WA Pilbara operations. Fortescue currently owns several Gas and Diesel fuelled turbine generators along with a large solar power generation array, Battery Electric Storage Systems and a transmission network which spans across the Pilbara, with future power generation from wind generators.

This role reports to the Planning Lead and works very closely with the Operational and Engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Create task lists, maintenance items, and plans.
• Maintain master data changes or new requests.
• Work collaboratively with the team and support day-to-day changes.
• Implement mass changes to master data as required.
• Generate regular SAP reports and analyse data.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Coordinate and develop yearly and quarterly operations maintenance budgets for energy operations.
• Report quarterly forecasts against budget and actual expenditure.
• Support maintenance strategy Improvements.
• Work with the Lead Planner and Strategic Planning to develop efficient dispatch plans and accurate run-hour estimates for quarterly and annual planning.
• Map minor and major outages for all of Energy Operations.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• Extensive Knowledge and experience with SAP.
• Proven commitment to safety and zero harm.
• Ability to work with others to achieve objectives; team oriented.
• Strong verbal, written, and computer skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Budget Experience

Desirable:

• Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification.
• Experience in power stations.
• Strong understanding of both production and maintenance strategies for large-scale power stations.
• Experience in a planning role (planning weekly maintenance/shutdowns).
• Good planning and organizational skills.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.