Senior Metallurgist Production Support (Concentrator) - Olympic Dam

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career as a Senior Metallurgist on site at Olympic Dam, joining the Processing and Refinery Production Support team. You will be collaborating with Operations, Maintenance and Technical team members to deliver excellence in plant operation, for the Concentrator operations.

The Production Support Team, for Processing and Refinery, offers access to a wide range of unit operations including: grinding, flotation, leaching, copper solvent extraction, uranium solvent extraction, electrowinning, electrorefining and gold/silver refining.

Reporting to a Superintendent Production Support you will be part of a team responsible for developing operating strategies, investigating performance variance, optimising performance and implementing improvements.

This role is based at Olympic Dam on a 5/2, 4/3 FIFO or Residential basis. 

In this role you will:

• Focus on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader and engaging the operation teams

• Foster effective and productive working relationships across all internal and external stakeholders

• Exercise a proficient level of technical knowledge and expertise to independently make informed decisions

• Identify, develop and deliver small process improvement projects

• Exercise a proficient level of technical knowledge and expertise to independently make informed decisions

• Conduct thorough investigations into plant performance issues and implement sustainable solutions

• Drives adherence to standardised practices to improve production, efficiency and recovery

• Anticipate changes in operating conditions against processing performance to evaluate the effectiveness of significant changes and communicate impacts on the operational plans 

About You

• Demonstrated solid metallurgical/technical experience
• Significant exposure to operations and/or improvement projects within a concentrator circuit
• Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical or Process Engineering
• Demonstrate the confidence to lead by example, hold yourself and others accountable and coach others in ‘Safety Leadership’
• Highly engaged, collaborative and committed to building mutually beneficial relationships across functional teams

How to Apply

Please apply before 24 February 2026

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.

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