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Key member of the site’s Maintenance and Asset Management teams
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This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide 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 two Maintenance Planners to ensure all weekly maintenance activities are planned and scheduled to ensure the efficiency of the maintenance crew and the reliability of the equipment in your respective area. The key to success in this position will be the individual’s ability to manage multiple resources/requests, exercise sound decision-making and deliver planned work to the committed timeframes.
This role is a great opportunity for an organized and curious individual to progress their career in a large-scale maintenance environment. They will get the opportunity to work on the six-week planning process in their area.
While we don’t offer fly-in-fly-out arrangements, we do offer relocation assistance, to help you settle in and thrive. Join us and become an integral part of our vibrant community. Located on British Columbia, Canada's northwest coast, Kitimat is a welcoming, family‑friendly community set between the mountains and the sea. Known for its strong local economy, modern amenities, short commutes, and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure, it’s an ideal place to build both a career and a life.
Reporting to the Asset Management Superintendent and working in a collaborative community within the Asset Management Department, you will be working Monday to Friday and:
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Ensuring safety needs are given a top priority in work planning and how you approach your work
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Improving productivity of people, equipment, and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles to efficient work execution
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Be responsible for maintenance work by producing quality maintenance plans that fit into the six-week planning process, which are practical, with all the resources identified with accurate estimates and all necessary materials
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Providing KPI data showing maintenance performance of your department
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Recommending system and design changes to improve planning processes
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Leading follow-up meetings to capture learnings from the workforce to capture improvements in plant and procedures
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Applying shutdown management best practices
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Scheduling shipping of repairable items and track them until they return to site. Tracking long lead time parts orders where applicable.
About you
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A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
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A related qualification, such as engineering, technology, trade, and/or a Maintenance Planning designation
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Experience using computerized maintenance management software (i.e. SAP, Maximo, etc.)
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Experience in Maintenance Planning or Scheduling in a mining/manufacturing or related maintenance setting
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Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word
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Someone who works well with others, communicates clearly, leads conversations with confidence, and brings a thoughtful, organized approach to problem-solving
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you.
Applications close on Sunday the 14th of June 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
The base salary range for this role is $90,560 - $135,840 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.
At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
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Exclusive employee discounts
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Domestic relocation program
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 70 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.
Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 70 years.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
À propos de Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations.
Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.
Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.
Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.
