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About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About BHP Operations Services

BHP Operations Services delivers industry leading mining services across BHP operations Australia-wide with specialist capabilities in load and haul, fixed plant maintenance and mobile maintenance. BHP Operations Services has a strong focus on people capability and culture. Our people are our greatest asset and are at the centre of everything that we do. We focus on high performance safety and productivity through our people. With world-class training that is unmatched in the industry and the opportunity to advance your career across locations and commodities, join the team and make your place in BHP.

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Auto Electricians with demonstrated digger and/or drill field experience (both preferred) to join our team across various Pilbara locations (Predominantly Newman Operations - Newman East and Newman West) to conduct planned and/or breakdown maintenance/shutdowns and repairs, FIFO from Perth.  You could be working across any of our WAIO mine sites, this role is offered on a 8 days on 6 days off, 7 Nights on, 7 nights off roster, FIFO from Perth.

Our Field Service team is unique in which our team mobilises intermittently to where our specialised work typically shutdown based requires us work across the Pilbara within BHP and will give our technicians a great deal of exposure of Leibherr equipment. These opportunities provides our team a great deal of variety and exposure to the business. This way of working is an outstanding opportunity for a Field Specialist to commence their career with BHP.  We are also looking for great future /technical leaders of our business and BHP are always looking to invest in the future of our team.  

We have built a rewarding culture in our team, and we look forward to our next team members. Whether you have just started out or if you are a senior technician, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities include:

• Shutdowns, servicing, repairs, planned and breakdown maintenance on variety of field services based heavy mining equipment  
• Field Services:  In Field Digger and Drill breakdowns, digger & drill experience naturally sought after - Epiroc and Liehberr of advantage
• Following scheduled planned / breakdown maintenance and carrying out inspections on equipment as required
• Execute work orders as per schedule and to a high standard
• Completing inspections and repairs as per the maintenance strategies 
• Scoping and creating 1SAP notifications for preventative work 
• Contribute to a positive team culture, working to a high degree of safety at all times, without question

About You

• Trade Qualified Auto Electrician is essential
• Previous experience in mining, in field services is desirable
• Leihberr and Epiroc knowledge highly desirable
• Team focussed, with a high regard for safety
• Strong ability to work remotely and Autonomously 
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team

What is on offer? 
    

• Permanent Employment with an attractive remuneration and benefits package with incentives
• Genuine career development and growth opportunities within Operations Services
• Attractive annual BHP bonus scheme paid every September
• Generous BHP share match scheme
• Highly attractive corporate discounts for all employees on extensive corporate partners
• BHP BIG THANKS Employee Rewards Program
• Ongoing support for you and your family through our Employee Assistance Program
• A positive work culture who supports each other, where coming to work is to be enjoyed, safely.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug, and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.  

Supporting a Diverse Workforce
 

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].