Mining Production & Processing Production Manager | MAC
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
We are enthusiastically seeking experienced and compassionate people leaders who thrive on building cohesive, collaborative and high‑performing teams.
Your ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across BHP, including the Integrated Remote Operating Centre, Maintenance, Mining, and our downstream Supply Chain teams will be integral to your success.
As a proven leader, you will focus on developing team capability and culture, driving frontline improvement initiatives, and building trusted, collaborative relationships across the business.
Reporting to the General Manager, we have opportunities available for both a Mining Production Manager and a Processing Production Manager, and we invite applicants interested in either role to apply.
Key Responsibilities
In these leadership roles, you will:
- Foster an engaged, inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is supported to realise their full potential
- Translate strategy into the delivery of the operational mine plan, ensuring continuous safe and productive operations
- Perform Field Leadership activities with a strong focus on safety, risk management and operational discipline
- Nurture a positive, safe and high‑performance team environment
- Management of departmental budgets and delivery of cost‑saving initiatives
- Prioritise employee development through coaching, mentoring, and capability uplift
About You
You bring demonstrated experience leading and mentoring large, multidisciplinary teams within a complex operational environment.
Your strong background in mining production, supported by broad operational experience will be highly advantageous. Exceptional communication and influencing skills will enable you to quickly build effective, collaborative relationships, while your commitment to safety leadership, continuous improvement and risk management will help maintain our culture of operational and safety excellence.
We are ideally seeking candidates with:
- Previous experience in a similar role managing large‑scale mining operations
- Advanced technical knowledge across mining and/or processing operations
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (preferred but not essential)
- A strong commitment to health, safety, environment and community
- A track record of delivering results through cohesive, high‑performing teams
- Leadership behaviours that create an open, inclusive and safe environment
- Strong communication and consultation skills to build positive relationships
- An agile mindset with the ability to collaborate and achieve outcomes in a fast‑paced environment.
Location
These positions are offered on a Fly‑In Fly‑Out basis from Perth to Mining Area C, on the following rotation:
4D3X | 5D2X | 4D3X | 9D5X
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.