Workplace Type: Onsite
At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.
Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa. Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped camp is located 40km from the site offering leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.
Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.
The role
The Asset Planner, reporting to the Supervisor Asset Planning, plays a crucial role in the strategic planning and management of fixed plant and mobile plant assets. This role is responsible for overseeing work orders, scheduling, and forecasting to ensure efficient allocation of resources for operating expenditures. The Asset Planner ensures timely equipment maintenance and addresses plant asset demands, all while maintaining high-quality master data and providing detailed reporting. By fostering accuracy and efficiency in planning, this role directly supports business objectives, driving operational excellence and ensuring long-term asset reliability.

In this role, you will

• Proactively demonstrates and support Newmont’s core values, safety standards and improvement initiatives in all aspects of work
• Plans short, medium term maintenance plans (to be executed in the 2-12 week range) based on site priority, focused on reducing down-time, maintenance costs and improving reliability.
• Plan’s resources (parts and materials, equipment, tools, and labour) for execution of maintenance plans, including timely scheduling of material orders.
• Coordinates with Work Management Coordinators to transition draft schedules with time, resource, and material allocations.
• Continuously identifies and drives opportunities to improve planning activities and implements best practice updates and changes.
• Ensures data accuracy to enable effective decision-making and forecasting.
• Generates reports and insights to support decision-making and strategy development.

The person

• Experience in the mining industry with the emphasis on Fixed Plant and Mobile Plant Maintenance and Asset Management
• A Mechanical or Electrical Trade Qualification with Post Trade Qualifications
• An initiative-taker with the ability to adapt to a challenging environment.
• Deep understanding of fixed plant and mobile plant maintenance.
• Strong expertise in SAP for work order management, task list improvement, and scheduling.
• Experience generating Gantt charts and schedules directly from SAP.
• Significant Maintenance Planning experience in mining or asset intensive industry.

Challenges
Tanami Operations (NTO) site is located in a remote area of the Northern Territory, presenting logistical challenges for site access and supply chain management. The planner will need to navigate multiple working environments, varied rosters, and geographical locations, ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged, included in communications, and that the collaborative team environment is maintained despite these obstacles.
Working conditions and benefits
We offer you an industry competitive remuneration package inclusive of an Annual Bonus, FIFO Allowance, Health and Wellbeing Allowance, access to Newmont’s Employee Assistance Program, generous Parental Leave and other Employee Rewards and Benefits.
Working a roster, you can FIFO from Darwin, Alice Springs, Brisbane or Perth and reside in our fully equipped accommodation village.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.
Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.
We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly First Nations persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges First Nations People and respects their enduring connection to Country from which their culture, spirituality, and identity flow.

More About Newmont

• Website: http://www.newmont.com
• Lifecycle of a Mine: https://www.newmont.com/lifecycle-of-a-mine/
• Blog: https://www.newmont.com/blog-stories/
• Annual sustainability report: https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/sustainability-reporting/

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• Proactively demonstrates and support Newmont’s core values, safety standards and improvement initiatives in all aspects of work
• Plans short, medium term maintenance plans (to be executed in the 2-12 week range) based on site priority, focused on reducing down-time, maintenance costs and improving reliability.
• Plan’s resources (parts and materials, equipment, tools, and labour) for execution of maintenance plans, including timely scheduling of material orders.
• Coordinates with Work Management Coordinators to transition draft schedules with time, resource, and material allocations.
• Continuously identifies and drives opportunities to improve planning activities and implements best practice updates and changes.
• Ensures data accuracy to enable effective decision-making and forecasting.
• Generates reports and insights to support decision-making and strategy development