Electrician Maintenance, Underground Fixed Plant | Carrapateena

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.

Our Operations

BHP Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class underground modern mine operated by world class people.  Ore at Carrapateena  is collected from underground mine areas and processed through conventional crushing, grinding and flotation methods. 

At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and strive to further enrich our inclusive & diverse workplace culture.  We care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love.

Located 472 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, South Australia, Carrapateena is part of our Minerals Australia operations, within the Copper South Australia province. The mine is located on the traditional land of the Kokatha people. Carrapateena produces copper concentrate and is one of the largest mining projects in South Australia in the last decade. 

Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)

Roster:  8/6 FIFO from Adelaide.- Day/Night rotational roster 

About the Role

Currently seeking ***expressions of interest*** from qualified Electricians to work at our Carrapateena operations performing planned, unplanned and or breakdown maintenance activities within our highly skilled underground maintenance team for future positions within our operation as they arise.
 

Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor - Underground Fixed Plant: -

In this role you will:

• Perform planned electrical maintenance on electrical components and instrumentation associated with fixed plant equipment – conveyors, chutes, crusher, pump stations, ventilation fans,
•  Respond to breakdowns and have sound technical knowledge to troubleshoot
• Perform HV/LV supply and reticulation system maintenance
• Perform HV/LV motor maintenance
• Comply to and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day
• Provide technical expertise within the team to facilitate planned, unplanned and or breakdown maintenance and preventative shut down maintenance
• Develop close working relationships with operations personnel to ensure that all plant downtime issues are escalated correctly and remedied promptly
• Provide continual feedback to the maintenance supervisor on job/task progress
• Actively contribute to the safety culture by following safe work procedures, working to the BHP set of values:  Do what is right, seek better ways and make a difference
• Contribute to and positively influence an engaged diverse workforce and team culture

About You
 

• Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm's way
• Hold a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30820)
• Ability to obtain South Australian A class Electrical works license
• Hold a certificate of Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation (UEE40420) or Certificate IV in Instrumentation and Control (UEE42220). 
• Experience working in operational underground mining environment is highly sought after/advantageous
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels and functions
• Previous experience working within an operational maintenance environment
• Experience working in operational underground mining environment is highly sought after/advantageous
• Experience with SAP desirable
• Manual Drivers licence essential
• High risk license essential
• Working at Heights and Confined Space competencies desirable
• Basic PLC (Allen Bradley) knowledge.

Expressions of Interest close:  15 June 2025

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 inclusion@bhp.com.