Specialist Indigenous Support | Operations Services | QLD

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 BHP Operations Services

BHP Operations Services delivers industry leading mining services across BHP operations Australia-wide with specialist capabilities in load and haul, fixed plant maintenance and mobile maintenance.

BHP Operations Services has a strong focus on people capability and culture. Our people are our greatest asset and are at the centre of everything that we do. We focus on high performance safety and productivity through our people. With world-class training that is unmatched in the industry and the opportunity to advance your career across locations and commodities, join the team and make your place in BHP.

We are investing in our team to take your skills and career to places you never thought possible. This is an exciting time for BHP. Are you ready to make your place?　

About the Role

The Specialist Indigenous Support plays an important role in strengthening capability of leaders and line areas so they can create the right environment for Indigenous employees to thrive. While still providing direct support to individuals when needed, the primary focus is on building leaders confident, cultural understanding and operational practices that result in sustained, meaningful Indigenous participation across the site.

The role will support Saraji, Peak Downs, Caval Ridge and Goonyella on a 4:3 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Enable Line Leaders to effectively support their Indigenous workforce by coaching, advising and building their cultural capability, ensuring they understand their role in creating a safe, inclusive and high‑performing environment.
• Partner with the Superintendent to align site-level Indigenous participation goals, KPIs and support mechanisms with the broader business plan and workforce strategy.
• Work collaboratively with HR, Health, Employee Relations and Indigenous Engagement teams to design, implement and embed programs that strengthen Indigenous attraction, retention and career development across all Assets and sites.
• Act as a cultural advisor and advocate, ensuring cultural, social and community considerations are understood and integrated into planning, decision-making and daily operations.
• Support Indigenous employees through targeted, one‑on‑one guidance and career conversations, escalating issues to the Superintendent when needed, while ensuring leaders remain the primary support channel.
• Create opportunities for cultural connection and belonging, including yarning circles and other culturally appropriate forums that reinforce safety, trust and community.
• Contribute actively to the Indigenous Support Lead (ISL) Community of Practice, sharing learnings, resources and innovative practices that uplift Indigenous support nationally.
• Oversee Indigenous support activities at site, ensuring processes, systems and escalation pathways are clear, consistent and embedded in business routines.

About You

You are a people‑centred, culturally capable professional with a strong commitment to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to succeed at work. You are passionate about strengthening capability, wellbeing, and performance by ensuring culturally informed support practices, systems, and processes are applied consistently and respectfully. You build trusted relationships with Indigenous employees, Traditional Owners, leaders, and key stakeholders, and are confident navigating organisational systems, coordinating support initiatives, and contributing to continuous improvement. With strong organisational skills, you manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail, governance, and confidentiality. You work confidently in dynamic environments, proactively solve problems, and support teams to deliver safe, culturally appropriate, and high‑quality outcomes.

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.