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Mechanical Team Leader | Port Hedland | Residential

Date:  14 Aug 2025
Job Posting End Date:  28-Aug-2025;15:59:59GMT
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  Western Australia
Job Location/Region:  Pilbara

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 recruiting for a Team Leader for Port Maintenance at Nelson Point on an 8D6X7D7X dayshift & nightshift roster. The successful candidate will be motivated and enjoy working in an inclusive team environment collaborating with multiple stakeholders.

 

Reporting to the Supervisor Fixed Plant Maintenance you will be responsible for:

 

  • Maintaining a high profile in the promotion of safe working conditions and
  • practices to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Working collectively with the team to deliver a safe and reliable maintenance
  • service to our customers
  • Assisting and providing coaching with preventative maintenance inspections
  • in accordance with maintenance planning systems and recommending appropriate follow-up action.
  • Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring of teams within portfolio
  • Ensure conformance with BHP Values, Code of Conduct and relevant
  • statutory obligations
  • An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and
  • sustainable development
  • Monitor jobs in progress and look for safety improvements in the way the job is being conducted
  • Complete Field Leadership activities as per targets 

About You

 

As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:  

 

  • Min. Certificate 3 in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Trade or equivalent
  • Current driver’s license 
  • Proven post trade experience in heavy industry 
  • Experience operating and maintaining shift assets is desirable  
  • Experienced in 1SAP work management 
  • Ability to work autonomously and to meet deadlines  
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills 
  • Exceptional risk management skills Able to work effectively under pressure 
  • General S26 Appointment will be required 

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.