Maintenance Planners

ANZSCO ID 312911

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
6,300
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
96%
Female Share
12%
Average age
45

Summary

Maintenance Planners develop maintenance planning strategies, and schedule, coordinate and monitor the maintenance of all plant equipment.

Also known as: Maintenance Scheduler or Shutdown Coordinator.

A certificate IV in maintenance engineering is usually needed to work as a Maintenance Planner. Some workers have a diploma or advanced diploma.

Tasks

  • Develops schedules and planning strategies for the up keep and maintenance of all plant equipment.

  • Co-ordinates and monitors the maintenance undertaken on all plant equipment.

Characteristics

Job Type
Technicians And Trades Workers
Skill Level
High skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Interests
  • Practical
  • Administrative
  • Enterprising
Physical Demand
  • Light
  • Medium

Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Other Building and Engineering Technicians, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 96% of people employed as Maintenance Planners work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 30 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 49 hours per week in their main job. This is 5 hours more than the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.


Industries

Main industries

1
Mining
41.1%
2
Manufacturing
20.7%
3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
8.3%
4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
7.3%
5
Other industries
21.0%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

19.4% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

11.6% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

25.9% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

5.8% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

33.9% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

1.5% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

1.4% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

0.3% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Maintenance Planners All Jobs Average
NSW 19.4 31.6
VIC 11.6 25.6
QLD 25.9 20.0
SA 5.8 7.0
WA 33.9 10.8
TAS 1.5 2.0
NT 1.4 1.0
ACT 0.3 1.9


  • Around 59% of Maintenance Planners live outside of capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 38%.

    Western Australia and Queensland have a large share of employment relative to their population size.

    The regions with the largest share of workers are:

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
45
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
12%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • The median age of Maintenance Planners is 45 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

    Females make up 12% of the workforce. This is 36 percentage points below the all jobs average of 48%.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket Maintenance Planners All Jobs Average
15-19 0.1 5.0
20-24 1.1 9.3
25-34 17.9 22.9
35-44 30.0 22.0
45-54 31.8 21.6
55-59 12.2 9.0
60-64 5.4 6.0
65 and Over 1.6 4.2
Median Age 45 40

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

A certificate IV in maintenance engineering is usually needed to work as a Maintenance Planner. Some workers have a diploma or advanced diploma.

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Type of Qualification Maintenance Planners All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 5.2 10.1
Bachelor degree 10.2 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 17.8 11.6
Certificate III/IV 56.9 21.1
Year 12 5.1 18.1
Year 11 1.6 4.8
Year 10 and below 3.1 12.5

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.


Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Building and Engineering Technicians who are hardworking, motivated and can multitask under pressure.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 59%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 57%

    Management of personnel resources

    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

  • 57%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 57%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 57%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 55%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 55%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 54%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 54%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 54%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 54%

    Learning strategies

    Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

  • 52%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 52%

    Quality control analysis

    Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

  • 52%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 52%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 52%

    Management of material resources

    Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

  • 50%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 48%

    Operation monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • 48%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 48%

    Systems evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.


Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 77%

    Mechanical

    Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • 74%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 63%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 62%

    Engineering and technology

    Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.

  • 62%

    Production and processing

    Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.

  • 61%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 60%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 60%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 58%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 58%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 56%

    Technical design

    Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • 56%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 53%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 52%

    Building and construction

    Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.

  • 48%

    Physics

    The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.

  • 48%

    Psychology

    Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.

  • 47%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 42%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 42%

    Transportation

    Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.

  • 36%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 59%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 59%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 57%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 57%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 57%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 57%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 55%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 54%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 54%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 52%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 52%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 52%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 52%

    Visualization

    Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • 50%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 46%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 46%

    Working with numbers

    Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

  • 45%

    Mathematics

    Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

  • 45%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 45%

    Perceptual speed

    Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • 43%

    Arm-hand steadiness

    Keep your hand or arm steady.


Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 73%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

  • 72%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 72%

    Coordinating the work of a team

    Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

  • 67%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 66%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 66%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

    Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

  • 64%

    Scheduling work and activities

    Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

  • 64%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 63%

    Guiding and directing staff

    Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

  • 62%

    Negotiating and resolving conflicts

    Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

  • 61%

    Checking for errors or defects

    Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

  • 59%

    Assessing and evaluating things

    Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

  • 57%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 57%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 57%

    Working with mechanical equipment

    Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

  • 55%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 53%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 52%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 52%

    Training and teaching others

    Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

  • 48%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.


Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 100%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 81%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 67%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

  • 38%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 33%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

  • 14%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.


Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
  • 81%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 71%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 67%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

  • 62%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

  • 62%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

  • 57%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 99%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 98%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 96%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 96%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 95%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 94%

    Responsible for outcomes

    Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.

  • 93%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 92%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 91%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 90%

    Health and safety of others

    Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

  • 90%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 90%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 89%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 88%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 88%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 87%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 80%

    Indoors, not heat controlled

    Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).

  • 76%

    Exposure to contaminants

    Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.

  • 76%

    Loud or uncomfortable sounds

    Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.

  • 76%

    Outdoors, exposed to weather

    Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.

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The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 49-1011.00 - First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers.


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