Reliability Engineer Improvement - Adelaide

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

Reporting to the Lead Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for providing specialist advice and undertaking reliability improvements initiatives.

This role can be Adelaide-based (with site travel to Olympic Dam as required)  or Olympic Dam Residential on a Monday-Friday basis.

In this role you will:

• Demonstrate strong safety values by supporting the Field Leadership program to lead continuous safety improvement and performance.
• Identify, prioritize and initiate reliability improvement projects to improve plant reliability, availability and cost reductions
• Find new technologies and processes that improve equipment performance and reliability
• Develop detailed scopes of work and manage the successful execution of improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and validate the progress of improvement projects to ensure alignment with schedules and achievement of targeted results.
• Perform equipment capability and performance to support data-driven initiation of capital projects.
• Work collaboratively with other teams and external service providers

About You

• You will consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day, with a proven commitment to the well-being of those around you, demonstrating confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm’s way.
• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent trade and industry experience to support the role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach to finding practical solutions.
• Ability to influence, engage with, and communicate effectively across multiple levels, business units, and functional areas, from frontline employees to senior management.
• Working knowledge and understanding of applications such as SAP and MOC is advantageous.
• Excellent time management skills and be able to prioritize tasks.
• Experience with work management process.

How to Apply

Please apply before 24 August 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.