Light Vehicle | Heavy Road Transport Auto Electrician I Area C I NEW 2:2 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.

We are enhancing the rosters that are on offer across our Area C mine site, on the Traditional Lands of the Banjima People in Western Australia’s Pilbara. We are moving our Mining Production teams from a 2/1 roster to a 2 week on, 2 week off, 12-hour day and night shift FIFO roster to start in 2025. This means more days at home to enjoy doing what you love. 

The outstanding facilities at the FIFO village include; a fully equipped gym, swimming pool, netted cricket pitch, tennis and basketball court, beach volleyball court and recreation room including a pool table, darts, table tennis, TV and DVD player.    
  

About the Opportunity 

To support this change, the Area C Integrated Maintenance Equipment (IME) team is seeking expressions of interest from experienced individuals interested in joining our world class operation on the 2/2 roster combination as Light Vehicle Mechanic/ Heavy Road Transport Auto Electrician.  

Reporting to the Auxiliary Maintenance Supervisor, you will be responsible for the repairs and maintenance to highway going trucks, light vehicles, lighting plants, and other critical mobile equipment within the Auxiliary department to ensure the efficiency of operations. 
  

Your primary duties will include but are not limited to the following: 

• Conduct complex auto electrical diagnostics and maintenance activities/ repairs on Light Vehicles and Auxiliary equipment including a fleet of Trucks (Scania/Fuso’s), light vehicles (eg Toyota), buses, cranes, telehandlers, trailers, welders, compressors, lighting plants, EWP’s, forklifts (Hyster/ Manitou) 

• Contribute to our safety and continuous improvement culture, BHP Operating Systems (BOS), by being pro-active and demonstrating a commitment to high standards of execution within your trade 

• Operate mobile equipment within limits of competence, training and experience 

• Ensure accurate completion of technical documentation, reports and drawings as required 

• Use of computerized maintenance systems (SAP) including time confirmations, raising notifications and closing work orders 

About You 

As the successful candidate you will possess the following: 
 

• Australian recognised Automotive Electrician Trade Qualification (Heavy Industry) 

• Current Automotive Refrigerant Handling licence 

• Forklift HRWL 

• Strong auto electrical maintenance experience with sound diagnostic abilities 

• Experience working on Scania, Toyota, Mobile cranes, Mitsubishi (ideal) 

• Experience within Mining industry preferred, however agricultural or heavy industry will be considered 

• Ability to work off schematic drawings 

• C Class Drivers Licence (HR Desirable) 

• Strong presentation, communication and coaching skills and the ability to work closely in a team environment 

   As this is an expression of interest, your skills and qualifications will be reviewed in line with available opportunities as they become available. If matched, our Talent Acquisition team will then reach out with more specific information.  

What’s in it for you? 

 
We strive to ensure that the appreciation we feel for our people is reflected in the reward and benefit programs available to our team, a selection of which are below: 

•    World-class global employee Share Plan 
•    Employee Recognition Program that really gives back 
•    Novated Leasing 
•    Matched Giving 
•    Industry competitive salaries 

That’s not to mention all the other perks such as hotel flight and shopping discounts our employees can receive once they start with us, you can find out more about it here - https://youtu.be/c_BhsX99fR0

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.