Long Term Planner (Mt Holland)

About Us

At Covalent Lithium, we are genuinely passionate about creating a clean energy future and supporting our teams who enable this vision.

Following the commissioning of our mine and concentrator at Mt Holland in 2024, we recently celebrated our first production of battery -grade lithium hydroxide at our Kwinana Refinery. We are now a fully integrated mine-to-refinery operation, supplying high quality lithium hydroxide to global markets and enabling approximately 1 million electric vehicles to go on the road, every year for the next 50 years.

We are proud to foster a culture where people with different skills, experiences and backgrounds are welcomed and set-up for success.

We support, empower and reward our people with a range of benefits:

• Competitive remuneration, and annual incentives for eligible employees
• Access to discounts, recognition and rewards
• Access to flexible work arrangements
• Dedicated wellbeing program support and discounted health insurance
• Equal access to paid parental leave, financial support, return to work and parenting room
• Salary sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing
• Discounted FIFO parking with Perth Airport

The role

We are seeking an experienced Long Term Planner to join our Maintenance team at Mt Holland. You'll be responsible for preparing the long term plan and 5 year rolling maintenance budget. You will establish and maintain master data in SAP to safely and efficiently execute the maintenance strategies. You'll assist with establishing and monitoring maintenance budgets, developing long-term schedules for plant and equipment, reviewing priorities, performing detailed planning and scheduling of work orders, reviewing work order history and feedback, and updating master data.

This role is a permanent position ex Perth to Mt Holland on an 8:6 roster.

Responsibilities

• Ensure planned and scheduled work complies with all health and safety, environmental and regulatory policies relating to the operations of plant and equipment

• Provide the agreed >12-week maintenance strategies, including scoping of work and spares procurement (identify long lead time components and action)

• Provide strategy support to reliability for Maintenance Strategy Improvement identified from RCA’s

• Develop spares forecasting strategy/component forecasting

• Develop and maintain a rolling 5-year zero based budget for review and modification, including budget monthly re-forecasts and Shutdown forecasts and actuals

• Provide technical mentoring and support for site Planners/Supervisors

• Update strategies, master data/spares and BOMS

• Create standard execution packs for major activities/tasks e.g. screen change outs, belt replacements, major equipment overhauls

• Preparation of budgets, including personnel, capital justification and the collation of data on a systematic basis for progressive forecasting and future estimating

• Ensure effective working relationships are built and maintained with other departments and stakeholders, both internal and external

Role requirements

• Highly desirable to have at least 5 years’ experience working in a Maintenance Planning role

• Experience in developing SAP master data

• Trade qualifications with proven planning and organising experience

• Competent with Computerised Maintenance Management System (SAP desirable)

A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the role, candidate experience, skills and qualifications will be offered.

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

Covalent Lithium is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on our employees. We recognise skills, expertise, commitment and living our values of Purpose, Care, Accountability and Collaboration. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best people in the industry.