Maintenance Planner - Operations and Field Services

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UON Energy for Every Future


UON is a Western Australian integrated energy company providing turnkey energy and water solutions to the mining sector and beyond, helping our customers on their decarbonisation journey utilising the technology, skills and real experience of team members across the business.
 
UON’s business centres around the design, manufacturing, supply, construction and maintenance of remote, off-grid power and water infrastructure, with many of the products manufactured in UON’s Malaga facility, based on proprietary and patented designs.


About the role

As a Maintenance Planner, you will be the link between strategy and execution — turning maintenance priorities, technical requirements and operational needs into clear, achievable plans for field teams.

Why this role?

• Make a direct impact on the reliability of critical power generation assets.
• Work closely with experienced operations, maintenance, engineering and contractor teams.
• Take ownership of planning that supports safe, efficient and well-executed field service work.

About you

• Experience in maintenance or operations planning, ideally within heavy industry, utilities, mining services or power generation.
• Strong working knowledge of preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Confidence using CMMS/ERP systems, MS Project, Excel and other scheduling tools.
• Ability to forecast labour, materials, contractors and long-lead items to support effective execution.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build credibility with field teams, clients, engineers and contractors.
• Highly organised, proactive and comfortable balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Safety-focused, with an understanding of WHS requirements, permit systems, isolations and safe work practices.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, OEM requirements and maintenance strategies.

What you’ll be doing

• Plan and schedule maintenance, breakdown and preventive maintenance activities in line with operational priorities.
• Develop short-term and long-term maintenance plans aligned to asset strategies, reliability goals and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate labour, contractor, material and equipment requirements to support effective field execution.
• Update schedules in response to work progress, plant conditions, access constraints and changing operational needs.
• Liaise with operations, maintenance, engineering, clients and contractors to keep plans accurate and achievable.
• Build permit, isolation, access, procurement and system dependency requirements into maintenance plans.
• Monitor schedule progress and report on time, cost, risk and milestone impacts.
• Support outage and shutdown planning, including tender schedules, execution plans and risk mitigation.

What We Offer:

• Full-time, permanent role
• Referral Bonuses for recommending talented individuals to join the team
• Corporate Health Cover Plan exclusive to UON employees
• Ongoing Training and Development programs (internal training)
• Career growth opportunities within a dynamic and growing business
• A vibrant and active social club
• Novated lease options available through partnership

UON is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we strongly support diversity in our workforce. Applicants from diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, are encouraged to apply.

Note: Only applicants with unrestricted rights to work in Australia will be considered for this position.