LV Maintenance Planner

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Christmas Creek, located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.

Roster: 8D6R – FIFO Ex Perth

As a Light Vehicle (LV) Maintenance Planner, you will be instrumental in supporting the reliability and availability of light vehicle assets across site operations. Reporting to the Senior Planner, your key focus will be developing, coordinating and executing effective maintenance plans and schedules for LV assets to support operational needs and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with front-line leaders to coordinate short-term and long-term planning for the LV Maintenance team.
• Provide accurate and timely scheduling of planned maintenance and shutdown activities for the light vehicle fleet.
• Ensure all maintenance planning and scheduling activities align with Fortescue's Work Management processes.
• Maintain accurate work centres, perform capacity levelling and ensure weekly work schedules are developed and communicated effectively.
• Manage component tracking, service intervals and maintenance plan resets.
• Support safe work practices through detailed planning, risk mitigation and communication of job requirements.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement within the planning and maintenance function.
• Stay engaged with Fortescue's sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives, including a willingness to adopt and learn new technologies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within a light vehicle or automotive workshop environment.
• Strong knowledge of safe and efficient maintenance practices.
• Proficient in planning tools and systems such as Excel, MS Project, SAP, and Word; Anaplan experience is advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks and adapt to changing schedules.
• Demonstrated understanding of key planning metrics and the ability to interpret and act on Work Management KPIs.
• Ability to foster strong working relationships across departments to drive proactive maintenance outcomes.

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.

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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.