Lead - Mechanical Reliability Engineering

About the Role:

The Carrapateena Team is accountable for delivering value at the Asset in the short, medium and long term, against the needs of all stakeholders.  With an immediate and core focus on delivery production outcomes, they have a secondary focus on leading the expansion of the mine by transitioning from a Sub Level Cave to a Block Cave – this will extend the Carrapateena mine life beyond 2039. At Carrapateena, we create a safe to fail environment where leaders support, trust and empower individuals to test our own thinking and question the status quo.  

Our goal is to deliver each business plan and project milestone safely and on time with value creation at the heart of how we operate.

The purpose of the Lead – Mechanical Reliability Engineering is to provide mechanical engineering capability & support to manage and optimise assets and processes to ensure Safe, Sustainable and Reliable performance on site. This is to be compliant with regulations and BHP’s policies, procedures and standards. 

Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Department: Engineering & Maintenance  
Manager: Superintendent – Reliability Engineering  
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time  

Applications close: COB October 11 2024

In this role you will:

• Lead a team focussed on continually improving the performance and capability of the Carrapateena fixed plant, through application of mechanical engineering principles and timely decision making. This includes effective delivery of Engineering projects, activities and tasks.
• Ensure any engineering design is safe, effective and reliable for the business needs.
• Support the Engineering and Maintenance Execution teams in their “ownership” of plant functional areas. Promote collaboration within the team to harness the multi-discipline skills available.  Skill and knowledge sharing are paramount for success.
• Engagement and collaboration of other site departments to deliver optimal outcomes.
• Deliver innovative improvement opportunities to exceed current performance (safety, cost, throughput or quality).
• Management and coordination of external service providers or consultants where required.
• Promote the following of standard department business processes and communicate these effectively.
• Ensure all work is planned and scheduled to agreed levels of efficiency.
• Actively participate in the Continuous Improvement business process. Ensure opportunities have been evaluated and prioritised before executing the improvement project.
• Seek opportunities to improve tools, practices, development of the people and processes. Advocate for the initiation of the improvement lifecycle in solving challenges.
• Ensure improvements are implemented in a safe, effective and financially responsible manner.

About You:

• IEAust recognised mechanical engineering degree.
• Safety orientated with sound OH&S knowledge and specific statutory obligations.
• Team leadership experience, with a focus on developing individuals and building a culture of collaboration, problem solving & innovation.
• Strong technical and mentoring capabilities.
• Experience in risk management incl. material risk.
• Demonstrated experience as an operational site technical expert for mechanical engineering.
• Experience delivering CAPEX and OPEX engineering projects and plant upgrades in a brownfields environment.
• Experience using CMMS, EAM, ERP solutions (SAP).
• Comprehensive knowledge of Asset Management principles and their application.
• Technical governance for engineering standards, with sound knowledge of document control.
• Experience in review & development of quality technical documents & SOW.
• Management of contractors & consultants.
• Demonstrated experience at establishing and maintaining productive relationships and working collaboratively to achieve results.

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]