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

We are seeking an enthusiastic and results-driven Continuous Improvement Specialist to support operational excellence across our business. This role plays a critical part in identifying improvement opportunities, leading optimisation projects, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement that delivers sustainable business outcomes.

Working closely with operational leaders and frontline teams, you will use data-driven insights and improvement methodologies to enhance safety, productivity, cost performance, and process efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives across operational and support functions.
• Analyse performance data to identify trends, improvement opportunities, and business risks.
• Lead improvement projects from concept through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Support leaders and teams in the application of Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Develop and maintain improvement dashboards, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Facilitate workshops, root cause analyses, and value stream mapping sessions.
• Build improvement capability within teams through coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure improvement initiatives are aligned with business objectives.
• Monitor and report on project outcomes, savings, and operational performance improvements.
• Champion a culture of safety, innovation, and continuous learning.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in a Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Business Improvement, or similar role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects and change initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for driving sustainable change.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline (desirable).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (desirable).

What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Exposure to high-impact operational improvement projects.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to influence meaningful change and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity for an improvement professional who enjoys transforming ideas into measurable results. You will work alongside operational leaders and frontline teams to deliver real change, improve performance, and help shape the future of our business.

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. 

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment. For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

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.