At FLSmidth, we are passionate about improving productivity, sustainability, and performance across the mining industry. As we continue to grow our East Coast operations, we are looking for an experienced and highly organised Operations Planner to join our team in Beresfield.
This is a hands-on role focused on coordinating repairs, service exchange programs, and production planning activities to ensure customer commitments, operational efficiency, and service standards are consistently achieved.
Reporting into the Operations team, you will play a critical role in planning and coordinating repair and manufacturing workflows while supporting customer service, inventory management, and operational administration activities.
You will work closely with internal stakeholders, workshop teams, supply chain, and customers to ensure smooth execution of repair jobs, production schedules, and material planning activities.
This role is located in Beresfield.
Coordinate production and repair schedules to meet customer and operational requirements
Manage repair customer RFQs, quotes, change orders, and job progress from start to finish
Monitor MRP actions, inventory levels, backorders, and service requirements
Escalate material shortages and supply issues proactively across the business
Support capacity and labour planning activities for manufacturing work centres
Maintain accurate ERP, SharePoint, and operational system data
Create and manage components and parts in collaboration with internal stakeholders
Prepare operational job packs and support documentation
Investigate planning and schedule adherence issues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
Support administrative activities including payroll coordination, training records, and uniforms
Build strong relationships with internal and external customers to deliver high service levels
You are a proactive and detail-oriented planner who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational environment. You thrive on balancing multiple priorities while maintaining strong communication and customer service standards.
You will also bring:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in production planning or scheduling using ERP/MRP systems
Experience within manufacturing, mining, engineering, or repair environments
Strong understanding of inventory control, planning processes, and operational workflows
Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Pronto, or similar
Strong Microsoft Excel capability including pivot tables, filtering, lookups, and reporting
Excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
Competitive salary and comprehensive health and wellness benefits
Flexible work-life balance
Ongoing professional development
Work with one of the most respected global OEMs in mining
Contribute to MissionZero enabling sustainable mining and zero emissions
Strong career progression within a global organisation
FLSmidth has over 140 years of mining innovation and is uniquely positioned to support customers through productivity, digitalisation, and sustainability transformation.
As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.
In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.
Kindly note that we will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis so please apply as soon as possible.
Candidates will be contacted by email.
No recruiters and unsolicited agency referrals please.
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