Mechanical Supervisor | Jimblebar WA | 8:6 7:7 FIFO
Australia
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
• Permanent Supervisor opportunity at Jimblebar Iron Ore mine
• 8/6, 7/7 FIFO roster from Perth (days & nights)
We are seeking an experienced Supervisor to join our Jimblebar Fixed Plant Maintenance Mechanical team. This role will be responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and stable fixed plant asset performance. Supervising a diverse group of mechanical maintenance technicians whilst executing fixed plant maintenance activities.
In this key role you have the ability to positively influence BHPs direct business outcomes, being at the end of one of the most profitable & productive supply chains across Australia. Your ability to lead by example, be proactive and prioritise safety will be critical to your success.
In addition, you will play a key role by:
- Demonstrating and instilling an overriding commitment to health, safety & environment through active field leaderships, reviewing and identifying hazards and supporting the team Safety Representative
- Setting and clearly communicating targets and expectations
- Managing capacity and demand within the team to ensure scheduled plans get executed within the required time frame
- Reviewing and executing the Fixed Plant Maintenance Mechanical work plan
- Safely and systematically working through break down events with your team and customers with minimal downtime to the fixed plant
- Ensuring a strong improvement mindset that focuses on safety and maintenance tasks
- Having a working knowledge of Mine Safety & Inspection Act and Regulations (S26)
- Conducting Investigations and Root Cause Analysis for safety or significant downtime events
- Ensuring all work is completed to a high standard and properly recorded in SAP with subsequent notifications captured
- Reviewing and monitoring maintenance performance on a daily and weekly basis with an analytical lense to ensure we are identifying gaps or improvements
- Driving team performance and high standards with business operating discipline, respectful behaviours and team culture
- Supervising the execution of Fixed Plant Maintenance Mechanical work (Planned & Break In)
About You
As the successful candidate you will possess the following:
- Fixed Plant Mechanical Trade Qualification (Mechanical or Boilermaker) - highly desirable
- Proven track record of a high level of safety leadership as well as interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated experience in preventing repeat downtime events
- Proven technical experience within maintenance in a mining business with exposure to shutdowns – highly desirable
- Systems focus to ensure preventative maintenance is completed to a high standard
- Ability to lead a team effectively and drive performance
- Experience in the execution, project management and planning fields highly advantageous
- Ability to work within a team and develop relationships
- Minimum of C class driver’s licence
- Ability to encourage diversity in our teams
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.