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CHP Specialist Reliability | Mt Arthur Coal | Muswellbrook

Date:  21 Oct 2025
Job Posting End Date: 
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  New South Wales
Job Location/Region:  Hunter Valley

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 Mt Arthur Coal

 

Mt Arthur Coal is an open-cut coal mine 100 per cent owned by BHP. Located in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales it's the largest producer of energy coal in the region, operating alongside olive growers, wine makers, horse breeders and the nearby residential community of Muswellbrook.

Our greatest asset is and has always been our people and communities, which is why we are committed to working together on our Pathway to 2030 - a program to responsibly close Mt Arthur Coal. We are about doing the right thing and working with everyone to co-create a shared vision for the future of the region.

About the Role

 

Your role as a Specialist Reliability will be to provide technical support to the Maintenance team by applying Reliability and Asset Management principles. 

 

This role is based at our Mt Arthur site on a Monday to Friday basis (with flexibility).  This is a residential opportunity where you will enjoy the exceptional lifestyle of the Hunter Valley region.

 

Key accountabilities include:

  • Drive Defect Elimination by monitoring and improving equipment performance in relation to cost, performance and reliability
  • Complete targeted root cause analysis (RCA). Develop and implement subsequent improvement actions and monitor their effectiveness;
  • Develop and optimise maintenance strategies that enable plant safety, reliability and performance to be maximised;
  • Provide coaching to the maintenance execution team in regard to defect elimination and root cause analysis;

About You

 

  • Have a demonstrated high customer focus through previous roles and experience.
  • Be able to establish good working relationships with the maintenance, production, planning and engineering teams
  • Demonstrated experience in applying reliability principles in Processing Plants or similar heavy industry environment.
  • A trade background or degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics), Maintenance Management or an extensive related experience will be advantageous
  • Ability to influence, engage and communicate with stakeholders effectively across all levels of the business
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and problem solve – make plans, take initiative to identify improvements and implement effectively

On Offer to You

 

This is a unique opportunity to have a rewarding career in a sought-after lifestyle location. Mt Arthur is a large, open-cut truck shovel operation, providing you with an opportunity to develop innovative solutions to technical problems. 

Based in the scenic Hunter Valley, you will be minutes away from world-class restaurants and vineyards and a short distance away from the iconic beaches of Newcastle and Central Coast.

You will benefit from a rewarding career path and an excellent remuneration package inclusive of competitive salary, performance bonus, employee share options and a relocation package to take up a residential role in the Hunter Valley. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

 

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.

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.