Overview
Vault Minerals is a dynamic and cohesive company born from the recent merger of Red 5 Limited and Silverlake Resources, uniting our shared vision for the future. With our base in Australia, Vault Minerals is now strategically positioned to unlock greater value, expand our operations, and execute our strategy of providing larger, longer-life, and lower-cost gold production.
King of the Hills (KOTH) is the flagship operation of Vault Minerals Limited and one of the largest gold mines in Australia. After a significant expansion, KOTH now features a 5.2 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) processing plant, providing a solid platform for long-term production growth. This dynamic operation combines open-pit and underground mining, with exciting exploration activities driving the future. KOTH is located approximately 900 km northeast of Perth and 25 km north of Leonora, within the Goldfields Region of Western Australia.
Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Senior Maintenance Planner is to provide equipment capability, reliability, and availability by supporting the Maintenance Superintendent and Supervisors by providing scheduling, technical and equipment information to the maintenance team. This role will provide support with the short, medium and long-term plans for our plant and equipment to ensure the highest level of availability and utilisation is maintained. Additionally, ongoing supervision of contractors and potential successor employees.
This position will be offered on an 8:6 FIFO roster from Perth.
Key responsibilities
* Provide effective planning that always optimises plant and equipment availability.
* Source information required to deliver maintenance planning and project management.
* Proactively and continuously improve maintenance strategies, work practices and critical spares and business continuity.
* Ensure continuity, accuracy and functionality of the maintenance database and all data is adequately maintained.
* Update the Maintenance Superintendent of all job progress and any anticipated delays.
* Facilitate maintenance projects as required.
* Screen Maintenance Requests generated via 'PRONTO'(CMMS). Analyze labour, equipment and materials needed and schedule tasks accordingly.
* Conduct planning meetings to liaise with Operations and Maintenance departments to produce a work schedule for each of the rostered shifts.
* Produce shutdown plans using Microsoft Project when required.
* Create shutdown work packs including Gantt charts, relevant permits, tools and equipment lists when required.
* Produce Maintenance 'End of Month' reports.
* Raise material, service and hire requisitions through 'PRONTO' ensuring the costs are allocated to the correct cost code.
* Assess the criticality of site equipment and create a 'Critical Spares list' for items to be held as inventory on site.
* Interrogate condition monitoring reports on a number of critical items of plant in order to accurately predict the lifespan of that piece of equipment and create follow up work orders of the correct priority to address issues raised.
About You
* Minimum of 5 years previous planning experience, Trade or Degree Qualification (preferably Mechanical or Electrical);
* Demonstrate a high level of knowledge for each section of the Processing plant including crushing, grinding, gravity, CIP, tailings dams and water/waste water circuits, as well as the operational constraints of the process flow
* Working knowledge and understanding of the WA Mines Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations and Classified Plant and Registered Plant legislation;
* Proficient computer skills in MS Office/Project and experience in computer-based maintenance systems (preferably Pronto);
* Hold a valid WA Driver's License (manual C Class)
What We Offer
* Long-term incentive plans
* Paywise offers the following employee benefits to Vault Minerals employees;
o Novated Lease Vehicles
o Trade tools
o FIFO Travel
o Portable Electronic Devices
o Self-Education
o Airport Lounge Membership
Our Recruitment Process
As part of our recruitment process, we require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance.
If you would like to join us on our growth journey, please apply now.
Vault Minerals kindly requests that agencies do not send unsolicited resumes unless specifically invited to do so.
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