Where we’re all welcome
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
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.
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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About The Role
The Resource Planner is a critical role responsible for ensuring the rail network and yard operations are resourced safely, effectively, and efficiently. Sitting at the heart of the rail operating model, this role supports strategically planning and rostering key operational roles, including Network Locomotive Drivers, Train Examiners, and Supervisors.
You’ll play a key part in balancing operational demand, workforce capability, and compliance requirements to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time. This role requires close collaboration with site-based teams, operational leaders, project groups, and training stakeholders to align plans with broader business priorities.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be comfortable with scheduling systems, and be confident engaging across a wide range of stakeholders.
Some site travel may be required from time to time to support planning activities, build relationships with frontline teams, and understand operational contexts first-hand.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and manage daily and forward-looking rosters for NLDs, Train Examiners, and Supervisors.
- Interpret operational requirements and workforce data to develop safe and compliant rosters.
- Plan and schedule resources to support operational readiness, training, and projects.
- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders including Operational Leaders, Training Teams, and Resource Coordination.
- Proactively identify risks or resourcing gaps and recommend workable solutions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning tools and processes.
What You'll Bring
- Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Confident communicator with experience engaging multiple stakeholders in a complex environment.
- Comfortable working with data, systems, and rostering software (experience with ORTEC or similar is a bonus).
- Experience in rail operations, logistics, or workforce coordination preferred but not essential.
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
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
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- 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, cultural leave)
- To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
- Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to
- Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors who are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
- Dedicated Indigenous Talent Program for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career
- Indigenous leadership programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
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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.
Every Voice Matters
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.
