Long Term Planner Assets

About the role

Hancock Iron Ore's Asset Management team is looking for a Long Term Planner Assets to join its Monday-to-Friday roster at the Perth office. Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Strategy, the planner develops, maintains and improves the long-term maintenance planning framework, integrating long-term, medium-term and shutdown planning. The role is accountable for the Maintenance Cost Budget, periodic reforecasting and the Major Events Calendar, and provides visibility of future maintenance needs to optimise resource allocation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Long-Term Planning framework
• Work with Operations, Maintenance, Supply and Finance teams to integrate planning and allocate resources
• Improve the work management system and lead improvement projects
• Maintain and update SAP master data for technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists and cost elements
• Run historical cost analysis and risk-based reviews to inform budgeting and find cost and reliability improvements
• Develop the annual zero-based Maintenance Cost Budget with a life-of-mine view, including materials and shutdown labour
• Manage monthly reforecasting of maintenance costs aligned with the Medium-Term Plan
• Plan major works in detail, including long-lead material procurement and vendor coordination, and hand over fully planned works to the short-term shutdown planner 20 weeks before start
• Define shutdown requirements, including duration drivers, cost estimates and resource assumptions

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in long-term or strategic maintenance planning, budgeting and cost management
• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) module, including technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, BOMs and measuring points
• Proficiency in Power BI dashboards and the Asset Cost & Lifecycle Manager (ACLM) system
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia

What we offer

• Monday to Friday roster
• Performance, retention and profit share bonuses
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family