Superintendent G&TS | Caval Ridge Mine | BMA

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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.

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About the Role

Reporting to the Manager Engineering, the Superintendent G&TS is based at Caval Ridge Mine and will lead a high performance team of technical professionals. This role will see you provide team leadership and functional expertise to deliver governance and technical stewardship at the site and provide support across the broader BMA asset.

This opportunity is being offered on Monday to Friday roster.

You will be required to:

• Lead your team in the delivery of safe work practices that comply with the site Safety and Health Management System;

• Manage the governance of the Asset Integrity for the mines critical assets (draglines, dams, stacker/reclaimers, electrical infrastructure and CHPPs);

• Ensure compliance to Engineering Standards for all newly procured plant and equipment across the operation;

• Lead a team of discipline engineers providing deep technical functional expertise to the Operation;

• Manage the Change Control process for all modifications and improvements to infrastructure and equipment and ensure all documents are managed in accordance with the blueprint standard;

• Govern and control the maintenance of the Operation’s Blueprint and technical document control systems;

• Manage costs to budget and be accountable for regular forecasting and rectifying variances;

• Coaching and mentoring the Engineering team.

About You

To be successful in this role you will be an effective leader and a collaborative communicator with the ability to manage multiple business priorities simultaneously. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, allowing you to influence while also enabling you to build relationships across departments and to communicate with disciplines at all levels.

You should have a detailed understanding of project management, engineering principles, standards and processes. You will need to be tertiary qualified in Engineering or have equivalent trade and industry experience to support the technical requirements of the role. Results will be achieved through strong people management and long term development of individuals in your team. Mining industry and any SAP experience will be an advantage.

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.

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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.