Infrastructure Planner

Infrastructure Maintenance Planner

Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Full Time Position

Lithium plays a critical role in the transition to clean energy, and Talison Lithium is the world’s leading lithium minerals producer with the largest high-grade ore body supplying multiple and complex processing plants - join us and be a part of the transition.

Talison Lithium aims to maximise local employment where possible by recruiting people who live in and around our local communities of Greenbushes, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Nannup, Boyup Brook and Manjimup.

About the Role

As the Maintenance Planner (Infrastructure), you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure infrastructure assets are maintained safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Working closely with Infrastructure Coordinators, Operations, and Maintenance teams, you will play a key role in improving asset reliability, reducing reactive maintenance, and ensuring the integrity of maintenance data within the CMMS.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning and scheduling preventative and corrective maintenance activities.
• Reviewing maintenance notifications and converting approved requests into detailed work orders.
• Coordinating labour, materials, equipment, and contractor requirements for planned work.
• Supporting maintenance execution to maximise asset availability and reliability.
• Facilitating maintenance planning and scheduling meetings with stakeholders.
• Monitoring maintenance performance and providing regular status reports.
• Ensuring spare parts and materials are available for scheduled maintenance activities.
• Maintaining accurate asset, work order, and maintenance history data within the CMMS.
• Managing maintenance plans, master data updates, and work order administration.
• Raising purchase requisitions, material reservations, and service entry documentation.
• Monitoring maintenance costs and assisting with budget planning and cost control.
• Analysing maintenance trends and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintaining work procedures and equipment Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Supporting shutdown planning and major maintenance activities.

About the Candidate:

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in planning and scheduling maintenance for infrastructure assets, light vehicle fleets, and mobile mining equipment within a mining, resources, or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventative and corrective maintenance planning practices.
• Experience using CMMS systems such as SAP, Pronto, Maximo, MEX, or equivalent.
• Sound understanding of asset management and maintenance work management processes.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working closely with operations, maintenance, procurement, and finance teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Relevant trade, technical, engineering, or maintenance-related qualifications.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, reliability, and cost optimisation. 
• Minimum of 5 years post-apprenticeship experience in the relevant field - mineral processing, mining, or heavy industry.

Competencies:

The incumbent should have the following competencies:

• Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence.
• Trade certificate
• Planning Training Modules 1 and 2.
• Apply First Aid certification (desirable)

Some of the many benefits of working with Talison include:

• Be home every night with a family and lifestyle friendly roster; 
• Flexible working environment;
• Income protection insurance;
• Life Insurance for company superannuation employees;
• Attractive parental leave policy;
• Salary sacrifice options for remote area housing, motor vehicles and superannuation; and
• Participation in site performance-based incentive scheme.

About Talison Lithium:

Talison Lithium supports many of the community projects, groups and sporting events our employees are involved in. Our future is within, and as part of, the community.

The Greenbushes Lithium Operation is located in a unique residential setting, near the town of Greenbushes atop the picturesque Darling Scarp. Being active in the broader community is integral to our core business values of safety, transparency and inclusiveness. We regularly carry out site tours for local school and community groups and promote education through Mine Open Days and community events.

Supporting a diverse workforce:

Talison Lithium strongly encourages applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of work experience. Talison Lithium takes pride in its unique location and the excellent work/life balance offering that our employees enjoy. Talison Lithium recognises that we are strengthened by diversity and is committed to providing a work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.  We are an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all genders, cultures and identities.

How to Apply:

Please apply for this vacancy by including your Resume and Cover Letter with your application, on our Talison Careers portal.

This portal is accessible via all Talison Advertisements on Seek / LinkedIn, and directly at jobs.talisonlithium.com

We look forward to receiving your application for this vacancy.