- Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
- 18 weeks paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers
- Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family
About the role:
The Asset Management team is currently seeking a Long Term Planner Assets – Port, to join them in on a Monday-Friday roster, based at the Perth office. Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Strategy, the long-term planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the long-term maintenance planning framework for Hancock Iron Ore’s assets. This role ensures the integration of long-term, medium-term, and shutdown planning, and is accountable for the development and management of the Maintenance Cost Budget, periodic reforecasting, and the Major Events Calendar.
The position is critical in providing visibility of future maintenance requirements, optimising resource allocation, and supporting the long-term sustainability and reliability of Hancock Iron Ore’s operations.
Duties:
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Long-Term Planning framework
- Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Supply, and Finance teams to ensure integrated planning and effective resource allocation across the wider Hancock Iron Ore system
- Drive continuous improvement of the work management system and lead improvement projects
- Maintain and update SAP Master Data, ensuring data integrity for all technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, and associated cost elements.
- Conduct historical cost analysis and risk-based reviews to inform budget development and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and reliability improvement.
- Develop the annual zero-based Maintenance Cost Budget with a life-of-mine view, including all required materials and shutdown labour.
- Manage monthly reforecasting of maintenance costs, ensuring alignment with the Medium-Term Plan and business priorities.
- Plan major works in detail, including procurement of long-lead materials, coordination with specialist vendors and HIO’s Execution team to confirm scope, before handing over fully planned works to the short-term shutdown planner at T–20 weeks.
- Define shutdown requirements, including duration drivers, cost estimates, and resource assumptions, and ensure structured handover to the execution team.
Skills and Experience:
- Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) module, including management of technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, BOMs, and measuring points.
- Demonstrated experience in long-term or strategic maintenance planning, budgeting and cost management
- Proficient in the use of the Asset Cost & Lifecycle Manager (ACLM) system for developing and managing maintenance cost budgets and forecasts.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
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About Hancock Iron Ore
Hancock Iron Ore has a portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region, with a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. We have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and McPhee Creek, plus a range of exciting development opportunities.
We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.
Located in the heart of West Perth, our headquarters offers a contemporary and collaborative workplace designed to support productivity, wellbeing and connection. From our popular on-site café, serving fresh breakfast and lunch options alongside barista-made coffee, to modern workspaces, rooftop terraces and end-of-trip facilities for active commuters, we've created an environment that combines great facilities with a workplace culture that helps our people thrive.
Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We are a fair, diverse and welcoming workplace. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.
Application Information
To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.
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Long Term Planner Assets employer: Hancock Iron Ore
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