Operations Technician, Fixed Plant, Olympic Dam, 7/7
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
Join Olympic Dam a safe, reliable, globally competitive business delivered by our people. At Olympic Dam we care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love. We believe Leadership drive culture and culture drives performance. All incidents are preventable and everyone has a role to play.
One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.
Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7/7 roster, with residential, FIFO (from Adelaide) or DIDO options available.
We are currently inviting applications for an Operations Technician – Mine Fixed Plant. In this position you will help minimize the impact to unplanned downtime and also work on planned day-to-day upkeep and maintenance of the materials handling system.
In this role you will:
- Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development
- Ensure all safe work systems, procedures and standards are adhered to through frequent inspection of the workplace
- Promote and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day
- Provide safe operational skills to perform unplanned or breakdown maintenance in accordance to current processes
- Complete inspections of materials handling systems and belts
- Assist where required in the permit to work system, including helping update documents relating to specific tasks.
- Provide continual feedback to the Shift Maintenance Supervisors on job progress
About You
- Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm's way
- Self-motivated, driven and focused on achieving high performance targets whilst always prioritizing safety first
- Sound mechanical aptitude will be highly beneficial
- FL and Bobcat, riggers, dogging and crane ticket advantageous, but not essential
- Comfortable working in an underground mining environment and around heavy machinery
- Ability to communicate across multiple levels and disciplines
- Level 2 Authorised Isolator, Job and Area Owner qualified highly beneficial
BE QUICK! Applications close Thurs 27 Feb 2025 - Midnight SA Time
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.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.