Electrical Planner

Costerfield Operations, owned and operated by Alkane Resources Ltd, is situated in Central Victoria, east of Bendigo and surrounded by numerous towns within a 50km radius, offering a variety of residential options.

Our current operation runs an underground mine and processing plant that is responsible for producing gold and antimony.

The mine's workforce consists of approximately 300 permanent employees who hold various roles in professional, technical, mining, processing, and trades.

Please note: Costerfield Operations is a residential mine and does not facilitate FIFO

The Role

Reporting to the Electrical Foreman, the Electrical Planner will be responsible for developing, scheduling and coordinating electrical maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operations of mining and processing electrical assets.

The role focuses on planning preventative and corrective maintenance for electrical systems, minimizing downtime and supporting compliance with statutory and company standards.

The key responsibilities of the role include

• Develop detailed work plans for electrical maintenance tasks, including labour, material, tools and equipment requirements.
• Schedule preventative maintenance activities to optimize equipment reliability and minimize production impact.
• Coordinate with operations and maintenance teams to ensure timely execution of work orders.
• Liaise with internal teams and external contractors to secure resources for planned work.
• Maintain accurate records of critical spares and initiate stock replenishment.
• Review and prioritise electrical work orders and ensure accurate
• job scoping and documentation.
• Collect and analyse electrical performance metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Identify recurring electrical failures and propose corrective actions.
• Review planning and scheduling processes to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce downtime.
• Contribute to reliability initiatives and asset management strategies.
• Oversee spare parts inventory management for all equipment supplies.
• Identify and requisition all necessary electrical parts, consumables, and tools for planned tasks.
• Coordinate timely ordering and receipt of parts.
• Manage stock levels to reduce delays in repairs and minimize inventory costs
• Costerfield

Costerfield Operations, owned and operated by Alkane Resources Ltd, is situated in Central Victoria, east of Bendigo and surrounded by numerous towns within a 50km radius, offering a variety of residential options.

Our current operation runs an underground mine and processing plant that is responsible for producing gold and antimony.

The mine's workforce consists of approximately 300 permanent employees who hold various roles in professional, technical, mining, processing, and trades.

Please note: Costerfield Operations is a residential mine and does not facilitate FIFO

The Role

Reporting to the Electrical Foreman, the Electrical Planner will be responsible for developing, scheduling and coordinating electrical maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operations of mining and processing electrical assets.

The role focuses on planning preventative and corrective maintenance for electrical systems, minimizing downtime and supporting compliance with statutory and company standards.

The key responsibilities of the role include

• Develop detailed work plans for electrical maintenance tasks, including labour, material, tools and equipment requirements.
• Schedule preventative maintenance activities to optimize equipment reliability and minimize production impact.
• Coordinate with operations and maintenance teams to ensure timely execution of work orders.
• Liaise with internal teams and external contractors to secure resources for planned work.
• Maintain accurate records of critical spares and initiate stock replenishment.
• Review and prioritise electrical work orders and ensure accurate
• job scoping and documentation.
• Collect and analyse electrical performance metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Identify recurring electrical failures and propose corrective actions.
• Review planning and scheduling processes to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce downtime.
• Contribute to reliability initiatives and asset management strategies.
• Oversee spare parts inventory management for all equipment supplies.
• Identify and requisition all necessary electrical parts, consumables, and tools for planned tasks.
• Coordinate timely ordering and receipt of parts.
• Manage stock levels to reduce delays in repairs and minimize inventory costs
• The Person

We are seeking an individual who possesses

• Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in mining or heavy industrial maintenance
• Proficient in using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Solid understanding of Work Health and Safety legislation and mining regulations
• Supervisory experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Data entry, QAQC, validation and analysis experience
• Work planning and scheduling skills
• Self-motivated, detail and quality focused
• Ability to react to change efficiently
• We Offer
• 5/2 roster arrangement
• Residential role - be home with your family every night
• Competitive remuneration package
• Onsite Physiotherapy
• Life and Salary Continuance insurance
• Novated Leasing options for vehicles
• Employee Rewards program – cash savings for everyday expenses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Ambulance cover
• Annual Health and Wellbeing allowance
• The Process

Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting will commence immediately.

Costerfield Operations , we foster a work environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to embracing diversity across race, gender, age, religion, culture and other attributes that make each individual unique.

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