Engineer Reliability Mechanical | Olympic Dam | 5/2 4/3 Roster

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 the Role

Reporting to the Lead Engineer Reliability Mechanical, you will play a key role in supporting the site maintenance function to achieve reliability and maintenance excellence at our Olympic Dam Operation.

We are seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer (Mechanical) with a driven commitment to safe work practices and a proactive approach to improving equipment reliability.

This role supports the Mine End Fixed Plant which includes both underground and surface equipment at one of the world’s most significant deposits of copper, gold and uranium.

This position is based in Olympic Dam and can be offered on a 5/2, 4/3 FIFO roster from Adelaide or 5/2 residential at Roxby Downs.

In this role you will:

• Engage in safety leadership activities and discussions to promote safe systems of work across both underground and surface areas
• Facilitate root cause analysis (RCA) investigations to identify failure causes of underground and surface equipment, identify actions for improvement and support with implementation
• Develop and optimise maintenance strategies for equipment using Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles
• Provide mechanical engineering and problem-solving support to Maintenance teams during breakdowns, shutdowns and modifications
• Review condition monitoring results and implement actions in a timely manner to mitigate failures
• Monitor and analyse failure and delay data to identify equipment performance and improvement initiatives
• Identify and implement continuous reliability and maintainability improvements and work towards defect elimination
• Identify and implement safety and cost improvement initiatives
• Participate in hazard identification, risk assessments and management of change

About You

• Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up in the event of unsafe behaviours
• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or relevant trade experience, with broad exposure to mechanical plant and equipment
• Demonstrated experience in reliability engineering, including defect elimination techniques and conducting Root Cause Analysis investigations
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to a team of professionals to deliver against targets
• Open to new challenges and experiences, highly engaged and committed to building mutually beneficial relationships across teams
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving and project management skills
• Experience in mining strongly preferred, with underground mine experience favoured
• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems

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. 

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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.