Maintenance Planner - HME

Maintenance Planner | FIFO 8/6 | Permanent Role | Mining Fleet

Join MacKellar

For more than 60 years, MacKellar has been delivering large-scale mining and civil earthmoving services across Australia. With a modern fleet, long-term contracts and a strong commitment to safety, we offer stable careers, genuine development opportunities and the chance to work alongside experienced mining professionals.

We're currently seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join our team in a permanent FIFO role, supporting the reliability and performance of a large-scale mining fleet.

What's on Offer

• Permanent, full-time opportunity with long-term job security
• FIFO 8/6 roster
• Direct flights from Rockhampton and Townsville
• Camp accommodation, meals and PPE provided
• Competitive remuneration package
• Modern workshop supporting a large mobile mining fleet
• On-site gym and recreational facilities
• Employee rewards, recognition and wellbeing programs
• Career development with one of Australia's leading mining contractors

About the Role

Reporting to the Planning & Reliability Superintendent, you'll play a key role in ensuring maintenance activities are planned efficiently to maximise fleet availability, reliability and operational performance.
Working closely with maintenance and operations teams, you'll coordinate planned maintenance, manage work priorities and support continuous improvement across the maintenance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain weekly, short and long-term maintenance plans
• Plan scheduled servicing, component replacements and shutdown activities
• Coordinate labour, parts, tooling and resources to support planned work
• Manage maintenance backlogs and prioritise work to minimise equipment downtime
• Monitor equipment defects and ensure corrective maintenance is scheduled appropriately
• Work closely with Supervisors, Reliability personnel and Operations to optimise maintenance outcomes
• Maintain accurate maintenance plans and system data within JDE
• Analyse maintenance trends and identify opportunities to improve fleet reliability and efficiency
• Escalate critical maintenance issues that may impact production

About You

To be successful, you'll have:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Planner within an open cut mining environment
• Strong knowledge of heavy mobile mining equipment, including ultra-class fleets
• Relevant mechanical trade qualification
• Experience using maintenance management systems, preferably JDE
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
• Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills
• Current Queensland Driver Licence
• Current Standard 11, or the ability to obtain one

Why MacKellar? At MacKellar, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We invest in our employees, maintain industry-leading equipment and foster a culture built on safety, teamwork and continuous improvement. If you're looking for a long-term career with a respected mining contractor, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply now and become part of the MacKellar team.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.