Maintenance Technician Roles | BMA Caval Ridge Mine

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 talented individuals to grow our team of passionate maintenance workforce (Heavy Vehicle Diesel Fitters and Light/Medium Vehicle Fitters). We want to hear from you if you are looking to join our world-class maintenance team either now or in the near future. Having the right people working within our organisation focusing on our maintenance will allow us to unlock the value of our assets by ensuring that we have reliable equipment, predictable operations and a safe work environment for our people.

Roles will be Fly-in-Fly-Out (FIFO) from Brisbane or Cairns, or Drive-In-Drive-Out (DIDO) based on a 7/7 Roster.

Reporting to the Supervisor Maintenance, your duties will include: 

• Ensure conformance with the BHP Charter, our Code of Conduct and relevant statutory obligations;
• Overriding commitment to BHP Charter, health, safety, environment and sustainable development ;
• Responsible for preventative and breakdown maintenance of mining machinery, site infrastructure and support equipment;
• Ensuring adequate scoping of corrective work to facilitate the planning process;
• Foster positive & productive working relationships and team culture;
• Team members are expected to demonstrate focus on safety, achievement and team engagement in all aspects of their work;
• Complete Field Leadership activities as per KPI’s;
• Lead and support continuous improvement opportunities.

About You

You will believe in the value that being a maintenance professional can bring to an organisation. The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Mechanical Trade essential
• C Class Drivers Licence essential
• Ability to suitably work within planned or breakdown type maintenance environments
• Adaptable, team-orientated approach with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to safety
• Motivated individual who seeks a challenge and can work with minimal supervision
• Experience in or adaptable to learning work management software tools (e.g. 1SAP
• Demonstrated computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
• Previous experience with hydraulic systems, large excavators and drills would be advantageous
• Previous experience with light and medium vehicles would be advantageous
• Experience gained in a shutdown environment would be advantageous, but not essential

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 [email protected].