Lead Planner

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Port Hedland – Located on the traditional lands of the Kariyarra people

Roster: 4D/3R – FIFO ex Perth or DIDO ex Port Hedland

Fortescue is seeking a high-calibre Lead Planner to provide strong people leadership and functional direction across our Port Hedland operations.

In this key leadership role, you will be accountable for leading and developing the site planning team, embedding best-practice planning standards and driving a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will ensure all maintenance work scopes are fully resourced, execution-ready and aligned to operational priorities through disciplined application of the Work Management Process.

Working in close partnership with maintenance, shutdown and operations leaders, you will play a central role in enabling safe, reliable and high-performing plant operations.

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape capability, uplift planning performance and directly influence asset reliability outcomes across site.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the planning team, building capability, succession and technical depth
• Set clear expectations and performance standards across the planning function
• Provide oversight and governance of the Work Management Process to ensure consistent, high-quality outputs
• Drive effective backlog and forward log management, work prioritisation and schedule optimisation
• Optimise fixed plant maintenance strategies to maximise plant availability and reliability
• Monitor planning KPIs and implement improvement initiatives to enhance planning effectiveness and execution reliability
• Champion safety, quality and compliance within all planned work scopes
• Drive continuous improvement within planning processes to enhance efficiency and execution quality
• Facilitate strong collaboration between maintenance, operations, contractor partners and stakeholders to ensure scopes are aligned, achievable and deliverables within agreed timeframes
• Ensure accurate labour, materials, tooling and equipment requirements are identified and confirmed prior to execution

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience in mining process plant maintenance planning
• Strong technical understanding of fixed plant mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a maintenance planning or reliability environment
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and uplift team performance in a dynamic operational setting
• Australian-recognised Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification
• Cert IV in Maintenance/Asset Management (desirable)
• Advanced working knowledge of SAP CMMS, MS Office Suite and MS Project
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation

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.