Metallurgist Plant | Prominent Hill | 8/6 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.

About the Role

As a Plant Metallurgist at BHP Prominent Hill you will be partnering with Operations, Functional and other technical team members to drive value through providing day to day technical support for the ongoing optimisation of the plant, metallurgical accounting and performance and identification and management of improvement initiatives  

This role is based at Prominent Hill on a 8 days on / 6 days off roster basis, FIFO from Adelaide.

 In this role you will: 

• Demonstrate personal commitment to safety and comply with all safety standards and procedures.
• Input to and accountability of day-to-day metallurgical performance, which includes monitoring plant operations, troubleshooting and implementing any corrective actions as necessary.
• Provide technical support to the process plant team to facilitate the achievement of site targets.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant performance, efficiency and recovery.
• Develop and maintain procedures and processes to support metallurgy troubleshooting.
• Manage concentrate QAQC, parcel requirements and site concentrate stocks, to meet customer specifications and timelines.
• Maintain key metallurgical instruments, including OSA and PSI, to enable continuous monitoring of plant performance.
• Coordinate and conduct metallurgy surveys, test work, data analysis and reporting.
• Accurate and timely metallurgical accounting and reporting, including daily, weekly and monthly production reports.
• Provide metallurgical inputs into budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate reagent selection and stock management with Supply and Contracts Departments.

 About You

• Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical or Process Engineering
• Background in the minerals processing industry as a Metallurgist
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of comminution, flotation and dewatering circuits.
• Proven ability to work independently, and as part of a highly effective team, to apply initiatives and develop solutions and recommendations for the project / operation.
• Proven ability to interpret, analyse and make improvements with focus on process optimisation.
• Proven understanding of diagnostic and metallurgical test work.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, coupled with excellent attention to detail.
• Strongly developed interpersonal skills with a strong ability to build productive relationships.
• Highly developed problem solving, analytical, technical, and planning skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fostering strong safety culture based on open and transparent communication with all stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft suite, in particular Excel including PI (or Historian equivalent) and understanding of complex spread sheets.

How to Apply

Please apply before 11th December 2025.

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.