Fixed Plant Maintenance Electrician | WAN Leinster | 7/7 FIFO
Australia
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About Western Australia Nickel - WAN
Western Australia Nickel is a fully integrated mine-to-market business. Our culture is rich with technical know-how, highly efficient and focused on innovation. Western Australia Nickel Leinster is in the northern region of the Goldfields. The Leinster Village and Township offer a unique lifestyle with all the modern conveniences - an Olympic size swimming pool, health and fitness centre, racecourse and even a sand 18-hole golf course. Employees commute to and from Perth on a FIFO roster or have the option to live residentially in Leinster. SPQ-village and Leinster town is approx. 15km from Leinster mine site.
About the Role
Leinster mine site has an underground mine that is accessed via a portal and a mineshaft. The shaft has a headframe that encompasses a Cage winder used for personnel and material movements up and down the shaft to different levels and a Skip-winder with two skips that are used for hoisting ore and waste rock from the bottom of the mine.
This Electrical role covers High Voltage, UG Electrical Reticulation, Shaft Winder Electrical, Fixed Plant Maintenance, Instrumentation, underground Leaky feeder radio system. The role will suit someone who enjoys a variety of tasks rather than repetitive work.
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, duties will include:
- Complete quality, task-based risk assessments.
- Completion of scheduled work orders and preventative maintenance plans
- Diagnose and resolve electrical faults in a timely, safe and efficient manner.
- Ensure all electrical work complies with mining regulations, site procedures and Australian standards.
- High voltage switching operations – Surface and underground.
- Statutory Compliance testing as per Energy Safety and Mines Act.
- Maintenance and repair of mining electrical infrastructure –
- Ore handling system – Underground Rock breaker, crusher, feeder, conveyors, loading flasks.
- Dewatering pumps and pump stations underground,
- Primary ventilation on surface, secondary ventilation underground
- Underground Refuge chamber servicing
- Jumbo Drill Electrical servicing - Sandvik
- Leaky feeder radio system
- Statutory inspections, testing, maintenance, fault finding and repair of Cage and Skip winder systems.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in reliability, efficiency and energy use.
Roster & Travel
- The role will be based at BHP Leinster mine site, surface and underground environments.
- The roster is 7/7 dayshift only. Fly to site on Tuesday evening, commence work on Wednesday morning, and fly out on the following Tuesday evening at the completion of the swing.
About You
To be successful in this role you should possess:
- An Overriding commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
- Current “A” grade Western Australian Electrical License (Unrestricted).
- High Voltage Switching certificate. 11kV and 33kV networks used at Leinster.
- Current LVR / CPR
- Willingness to learn and adapt to UG mining conditions.
- Australian C class driver's license
- 1SAP and FIORI experience (highly Desirable)
- Computer literacy skills in MS-Office. (Desirable)
- Foster positive & productive working relationships and team culture
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.