Maintenace Planner Assistant

NES Fircroft is hiring a Maintenance Planner Assistant to support a mining maintenance team. This remote role involves scoping maintenance tasks, developing job plans, and coordinating with trades and supervisors. Ideal candidates should have a trade background or maintenance experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with SAP. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, a 6-month contract, and includes accommodations and meals.
NES Fircroft Australia has partnered with a world leader in Mining based in the Northern Territory. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Maintenance Planning Assistant to support a highly performing site-based maintenance planning team. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on maintenance or trade experience who is looking to move into a planning support function. Your primary responsibility will be scoping maintenance tasks and preparing detailed job plans for fixed plant assets in a processing environment.

Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct field inspections and scope maintenance work for fixed plant equipment.
• Work closely with Maintenance Planners to develop accurate job plans and task lists.
• Assist in identifying parts, tools, and resources required for upcoming work.
• Liaise with trades, supervisors, and reliability teams to ensure maintenance readiness.
• Support the development of shutdown work packs and maintenance schedules.
• Maintain accurate asset information and assist with CMMS data entry and updates.
• Promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement across maintenance teams.

About You:
• Trade background or prior maintenance experience, preferably in fixed plant or processing operations (e.g., crushers, conveyors, pumps).
• Strong understanding of safe work practices and risk assessments.
• Good communication and coordination skills with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with SAP.
• Eagerness to learn and develop planning or technical documentation skills.

What’s in it for you:
• Generous hourly rate
• Initial 6-month contract
• 15:13 roster with flights from Darwin
• Camp accommodation and meals provided

Reach out for more information Michael.bernard@nesfircroft.com

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.