Scheduler

About the role

We’re looking to strengthen our Rail Maintenance Integration Scheduling team with motivated schedulers who want to sit at the centre of how rail maintenance is safely planned, integrated, and executed across the Pilbara.

This role plays a critical part in turning maintenance strategy into executable work — balancing safety, asset integrity and production outcomes in a complex operational environment. If you enjoy solving problems, working across teams and bringing clarity to competing priorities, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

As a Scheduler – Rail Maintenance Integration, you will be embedded within a high-performing team responsible for short-term planning, work readiness, and deviation management across the rail network.

You’ll work closely with planning, execution, engineering, and operational stakeholders to develop schedules that are not only compliant, but executable — ensuring maintenance work is delivered safely, efficiently, and at the right time.

Your work will directly support asset health, improve schedule reliability, and enable better decision-making across the business.

Reporting to the Superintendent Scheduling, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Shape and coordinate maintenance schedules from quarterly forecasts and Maintenance tactics through to short-term execution
• Develop and manage quality obstructions that enable safe maintenance while minimising production impacts
• Lead and contribute to key stakeholder forums, ensuring clear communication and alignment
• Actively manage deviations to schedules and system changes, supporting continuity of work when conditions change
• Contribute to continuous improvement in scheduling, integration, and work management practices

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A strong safety-first mindset and accountability for outcomes ·
• Experience or working knowledge of rail operations or maintenance environments ·
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel; Project desirable) ·
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities ·
• Confidence working autonomously while meeting process and delivery timelines ·
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across functions ·
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to challenge, improve, and learn

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on the advertised date (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). #gts

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.

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