Specialist Emergency Response - 18 Month Traineeship Opportunity - No Experience Required

About this opportunity that will launch your career in Mining

This is a paid traineeship and development role at BHP within the industry of emergency response.  This position is a full-time opportunity and once successfully completing your training, you will continue your employment with BHP in a permanent position based at our Jansen mine site.

Traineeships are an 18-month training program based at the Jansen mine site, working a 7 days on, 7 days off rotation. Trainees work closely and be mentored by an experienced team of emergency response professionals.  Trainees will receive a blend of practical and hands-on learning while becoming skilled in a variety areas of emergency response.

As this role is not eligible for accommodation in the site camp, the incumbent must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the Jansen site. BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a relocation allowance.

About BHP Potash

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon.  BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles. 

Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for late 2026. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Learn to develop policies and procedures that provide direction for safe and effective emergency response operations.
• Learn to improve the effectiveness of emergency response services to uplift organizational capability in managing emergencies/incidents. 
• Identify and engage with external stakeholders that may be involved in an emergency event at the BHP Jansen site.
• Participate in identifying and assessing risks using BHP's risk management framework and contribute to a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes. 
• Learn to manage resources towards ensuring fire safety inspections and audits executed as planned and entered into SAP.
• Participate in field leadership obligations.
• Learn to operate mine rescue and emergency response equipment, including how to  inspect and maintain the equipment in compliance with site standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in the planning and execution of emergency exercises.
• Learn to act as a liaison with operations and construction work planning functions and develop rescue pre-plans as required.
• Exposure to challenging and physically demanding situations during emergency responses. 

About You

• Be willing to learn activities such as confined space rescue, high rope rescue and underground emergency response.
• Have a strong desire to learn about emergency response, preferably within the industrial or mining sector. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to train and instruct others effectively. 
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking abilities.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on November 25, 2024.

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.  The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment. 

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

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 is 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 recognize 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 [email protected]. 

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.  

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018. 

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur late in 2026, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.