Specialist Asset Health Evaluation | Fixed Plant | MECoE | Adelaide Based

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 MECoE

At BHP, our Maintenance and Engineering Centre of Excellence (MECoE) brings together a passionate and forward-thinking team dedicated to setting and sustaining world-class maintenance standards across our global operations. We value diverse perspectives and empower our people to drive meaningful change.

As part of MECoE, you’ll harness cutting-edge tools, technologies, and methodologies to deliver real impact, transforming services, guiding improvement initiatives, and supporting our teams to achieve excellence.

About the Role

As a Fixed Plant Evaluator, you will play a critical role in monitoring and managing the health of fixed plant production equipment. Your work will enhance equipment reliability, standardise condition monitoring practices, and advance asset health capabilities across operations.

Reporting to the Supervisor Asset Health Evaluation, your key responsibilities include:

Condition Monitoring

• Analyse equipment health data and predictive model outputs to assess asset performance.
• Recommend maintenance actions based on condition insights and defect trends.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to ensure timely execution of corrective actions.
• Continuously improve monitoring practices through feedback loops and learnings.
• Provide expert guidance on fixed plant condition monitoring strategies.

Systems & Processes

• Identify and implement improvements in asset health monitoring systems and workflows.
• Support development and validation of predictive models and analytical tools.
• Drive enhancements in maintenance systems, including SAP and Asset Health Manager.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for new tools and processes.

Data Analysis

• Review and interpret data from fixed plant assets, including vibration, oil analysis, sensor readings, and maintenance history.
• Monitor machine performance trends and escalate emerging risks.
• Use time-series analysis to identify degradation patterns and defect progression.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Model behaviours aligned with BHP’s Charter Values.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with engineering, planning, and reliability teams.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to troubleshoot issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Mentor peers and contribute to team capability development.

Financial Impact

• Support cost-saving initiatives through early defect detection and condition-based maintenance strategies.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring a strong blend of technical expertise, analytical capability, and stakeholder engagement.

Specifically, you will demonstrate:

• A trade qualification, tertiary engineering degree with extensive experience in condition monitoring and proven application of condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Deep technical knowledge of fixed plant assets such as conveyors, crushers, pumps, and rotating machinery.
• Proficiency in SAP or equivalent CMMS platforms.
• Hands-on experience with vibration analysis, thermography, and lubrication monitoring techniques, including accurate interpretation and practical application.
• Advanced data analytical skills, including time-series evaluation using systems such as Asset Health Manager, PI System, or equivalent.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while monitoring trends across critical fixed plant assets.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights for diverse audiences including planners, engineers, and frontline teams.
• Strong problem-solving capability, resilience under pressure, and a commitment to timely delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working across teams and functions.

Location

This role will be performed from our Centre of Excellence hub in Adelaide.

You will be working on Monday to Friday roster with 3-2-1 arrangement. Three days from the office, two days from home, one of those days must be a Monday or Friday. Occasional site travel is required in this role and supported by the latest technology to engage with our sites across Australia and at our global operations.

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Application close on Wednesday, 17 Sep 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