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 seeking an experienced and safety-focused Rail Grinding Supervisor to join the Rail Network Maintenance team at WAIO. Reporting to the Asset Integrity Superintendent, you will lead the safe and effective execution of rail grinding activities while supporting the reliability and integrity of BHP's rail network.

This leadership role is offered on an 8 days on / 6 days off, 7 nights on / 7 days off roster and will be FIFO from Perth.

As Rail Grinding Supervisor, you will provide frontline leadership to operational and contractor teams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with regulatory and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and promote a strong commitment to health, safety, environment, and operational excellence.
• Lead, coach, and develop team members to support their wellbeing, performance, and professional growth.
• Foster an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing team culture.
• Set a positive leadership example through effective risk management, problem solving, decision making, and delivery of results.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of a BHP Responsible Person, ensuring compliance with rail safety legislation, site requirements, and relevant BHP procedures.
• Lead and coach teams in the application of BHP Operating System (BOS) principles and practices.
• Identify, support, and implement continuous improvement opportunities across maintenance activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across operational and maintenance teams.
• Execute weekly maintenance plans and drive schedule compliance to achieve daily work execution targets.
• Review and optimise weekly work schedules to meet work management standards and operational requirements.
• Support the strategic objectives of the Asset Integrity function.
• Champion field leadership activities and actively participate in site safety and risk management programs.

About You

You are a proactive leader with a strong commitment to safety, operational excellence, and people development. Your ability to build relationships, manage risk, and lead teams in a dynamic operational environment will enable you to succeed in this role.

You will also bring:

• Demonstrated safety leadership and a strong track record of field leadership participation.
• Experience supervising contractor or service provider work groups.
• Rail grinding, ultrasonic testing, rail maintenance, engineering, or related asset integrity experience.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong risk management and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A process-driven approach with a focus on planning, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work autonomously and effectively manage competing priorities.
• High levels of professionalism, integrity, and respect for confidentiality.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working within the BHP Operating System (BOS).
• Knowledge of 1SAP work management processes.
• Experience within heavy industry, rail operations, mining, or asset integrity environments.
  
  

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.