Electrical Technician | Prominent Hill

About the Role:

Prominent Hill is copper-gold mine, a long-life asset, that is part of the BHP South Australia copper province.  BHP is a global company with operations in Australia, North and South America across 5 different commodities. 

Here at BHP we are a Company who adapts to our ever-changing environment, harnessing the innovative ideas of our people and collaborating to leverage the experience of those around us.

The role of the Electrical Technician (maintenance execution) is to be responsible for the safe, efficient and cost-effective repair and maintenance of fixed plant and equipment.

Key responsibilities include executing maintenance and shutdown plans for all fixed surface and underground electrical equipment on site

Location: Prominent Hill, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Reporting to: Electrical Supervisor
Employment Type: Permanent

Applications close: 5 November 2024

In This Role You Will:

• Perform routine maintenance activities to the electrical equipment on site as per the maintenance strategy.
• Perform breakdown maintenance activities to the electrical equipment as required to minimize the impact to production.
• Assist with the production of standard maintenance procedures.
• Undertake electrical installation work as directed.
• Ensure that the provisions of the Electrical Act SA 1996 and AS/NZS 3000:2007 are adhered to.
• Deliver high level of commitment to personal, team and site safety procedures and systems
• Understand and identify electrical isolation procedures and processes to ensure external work groups can work safely and effectively.
• Fault finding skills and understanding of fixed plant assets and components.
• High safety culture and skills.

About You:

• At least 5 years’ experience in relative maintenance experience or 3 years continuous processing environment (post trade). 
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Australian Standards in relation to electrical installations and maintenance.
• Highly development Industrial experience in instrumentation maintenance.
• Prior experience with Low / High Voltage motor maintenance experience.
• Previous experience with PLC/Automation system maintenance experience.
• Well-developed time management and prioritisation skills, with high attention to detail, excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Proven ability to build collaborative, honest and respectful relationships with colleagues and contractors.
• Demonstrated ability to be able to adjust or change best to meet the needs of the situation or environment to deliver upon project outcomes.
• Proven ability to look for continuous improvement opportunities.

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]