Sodexo are seeking a Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Lead to support our Integrated Facilities Management Services portfolio located in the Perth support centre. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will guide asset reliability activities, ensure planning and scheduling of work schedules are delivered and completed to standard and ensure timely delivery of Key Performance Indicators.

About the job

As the Planning & Scheduling Lead your duties will include:

• Monitoring and controlling the use of work management processes within the team
• Coach the Planning team to develop plans that adhere to work management processes and integrate multiple data sources and criteria
• Assess the quality of planning outputs and act to address gaps
• Review and challenge resources estimates looking for opportunities to optimise plans
• Monitor the need for outsourcing maintenance work and ensuring capability of external service providers meets business requirements.
• Develop comprehensive work plans, prioritizes work (based on risk & asset criticality), and delivers plans to the field execution teams on a weekly basis.

Operational delivery will be your primary focus, whilst ensuring consistency and client relationships are developed and maintained.  As part of your role, you will identify improvement opportunities stemming from work management monitoring and ensure you align the teams’ priorities to business and client requirements.

Please note travel to the Pilbara will also be required as business needs arise.

About you

• You have a sound understanding of Asset Life cycle management (ISO550K), work management practices, master data management and continuous improvement actions and delivery
• Experienced Maintenance Planner or, qualifications in a similar field demonstrated through at least 5 years’ experience and training to an equivalent level.
• Trade or tertiary education in a technical field (such as electrical, mechanical, process engineering, etc) preferred
• You are a role model of Sodexo behaviours and values and create a positive work environment by promoting the recognition of others, and by fostering a safe and respectful workplace by intervening when necessary and by demonstrating sought behaviours
• You have a continuous improvement mindset and can demonstrate measurable improvements in asset reliability and availability from your initiatives

The position will suit an organised, motivated and driven individual and will see you working closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, therefore, your people management skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business is critical to your success in this role. 

What’s next?

Please note we are currently only seeking internal expressions of interest for this opportunity. If this sounds like the right job for you, please apply prior to Friday, 17 July. Please note shortlisting and interviewing may commence prior.

About Sodexo

Sodexo provides a range of services at remote locations across Australia, servicing both on-shore and off-shore sites, in difficult and challenging environments. At Sodexo, our Energy & Resources segment serves four markets: Mining, Offshore & Marine, Onshore Energy, and Engineering & Construction Projects. Our growing team of employees is dedicated to improving productivity, building meaningful client relationships, reducing on-site problems and improving quality of life for the thousands of Australians who call our remote sites home