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Specialist Reliability Mechanical Engineer | Maintenance | BMA Caval Ridge

Date:  12 Sep 2024
Job Posting End Date: 
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  Queensland
Job Location/Region:  Bowen Basin

 

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

Your role as the Specialist Reliability: Mechanical Engineer will be to provide technical support to the fixed plant and field execution team by applying Reliability Centred Maintenance principles in driving defect elimination, improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to support safe and reliable operations. Establishing and maintaining relationships with the fixed plant & field maintenance, production, planning, inventory, and engineering teams will be critical to ensure success in this role.

 

This position is based at BMA Caval Ridge Mine and is offered as a 4/3 or 4/4/4/2 Roster - FIFO from Brisbane or Cairns or DIDO with potential for flexible working arrangements to be considered.

 

Key accountabilities include:

  •  Demonstrate alignment to BHP Charter Values and Our Code of Business Conduct;

  • Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the Field Leadership program to continuously improve safety performance;

  • Build business partnerships and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business;

  • Support reliability improvements and the elimination of defects in the end-to-end maintenance system inclusive of defects in parts, procedures, work quality and processes;

  • Analyse performance metrics and benchmark performance across the site and other BHP businesses;

  • Support the development of operating standards, procedures and work instructions (operational and maintenance);

  • Analyse life of equipment to determine equipment capability and optimisation of maintenance activities;

  • Develop and optimise maintenance strategies that enable plant safety, reliability and performance to be maximised;

  • Develop and increase the capability of the maintenance execution team to drive safety, reliability, efficiency, quality of work and 'maintenance as a profession';

  • Closely monitor equipment performance in relation to cost, performance and reliability and complete targeted root cause analysis (RCA). Develop and implement subsequent improvement actions and monitor their effectiveness;

  • Provide coaching to the maintenance execution team in regard to defect elimination and root cause analysis;

  • Work closely with other functions within the organisation including Maintenance and Engineering Centre of Excellence (MECoE), supply and production departments;

  • Deliver root cause analysis and “failure type” reviews.

 

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

  •  Mechanical & Reliability industry experience in fixed plant or Degree qualified in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering

  • Strong proven work experience in a similar role 

  • Ability to influence, engage, & communicate with stakeholders effectively across all levels of the business, from frontline employees to senior management.

  • Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach to finding practical solutions utilising continuous improvement processes.

  • Ability to define and manage projects from conception to completion.

  • High-level of experience with all Microsoft Office Applications & 1SAP.

  • Ability to apply management of change & risk principles.

  • Willingness & ability to learn, adapt to change.

  • Experience as a Reliability Engineer or Maintenance Engineer within the mining industry will be highly advantageous. 

 

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. 

 

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.

 

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment.

For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

 

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 [email protected].

 

This opportunity will close midnight Thursday 26th September 2024. 

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