Scheduler - Surface Mine Maintenance

• Play a key role in supporting one of the world's largest open-pit copper mining operations by coordinating maintenance activities that keep critical production equipment operating safely and efficiently.

• Build your expertise in maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, and operational excellence while working alongside experienced maintenance professionals and industry leaders.

• Join a safety-focused and inclusive team where collaboration, continuous improvement, and diverse perspectives are valued and supported.

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to succeed. We actively encourage applications from women and from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know that great technical capability comes in many forms, and we’re focused on building teams that reflect the communities we operate in and support each other to do their best work.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Scheduler, Surface Mine Maintenance to support the Maintenance Planning & Scheduling team at Rio Tinto Kennecott.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in supporting one of the world's largest open-pit copper mining operations. Working within Surface Mine Maintenance, you will help optimize the performance and reliability of critical mobile mining equipment, including production shovels and blast hole drills. By coordinating maintenance activities, balancing resources, and developing practical maintenance schedules, you will directly contribute to safe operations, improved equipment availability, and operational efficiency. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with maintenance teams, operations, contractors, and technical specialists while building expertise in maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, and continuous improvement within a world-class mining environment.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, and working collaboratively with operational and functional teams, you will be responsible for:

• Improving productivity by eliminating delays and obstacles to efficient work execution

• Developing weekly maintenance plans with resources, estimates, and materials identified

• Ensuring safety requirements are prioritized in all maintenance plans

• Providing KPI reporting and maintenance performance analysis

• Managing resource-loaded Microsoft Project schedules

• Supporting maintenance budgeting activities and continuous improvement initiatives

• Coordinating with maintenance crews, operations teams, contractors, and stakeholders to support effective work execution

• Supporting safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance activities for Surface Mine Maintenance assets, including production shovels and blast hole drills

About you
 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Proven track record of industrial maintenance experience

• Previous maintenance planning and scheduling experience

• SAP experience

• Previous project experience

• Strong planning, coordination, and problem-solving skills

• Analytical and reporting capabilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Project

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders

• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications

What we offer
 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.

• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.

• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.

• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

Where you'll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.