Superintendent Rail Control Production
Australia
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and collaborative professional to join the Integrated Operations team as Superintendent Rail Control Production.
In this role, you’ll guide and support a team that manages the accountability for zero – 48-hour execution and optimisation of the WAIO railing schedule execution, supporting safe and efficient operations across one of the world’s leading heavy haul railways. You’ll bring strong strategic thinking, inclusive team engagement, and problem-solving skills to help optimise daily performance and drive improvements across key interfaces.
Reporting to the Manager Logistics Control, this role is based at our Integrated Remote Operations Centre in Perth (City Square) and works on a Monday to Friday roster.
About the Role
You will play a key role in shaping execution strategies and collaborating across multiple teams, including Rail Operations, Rail Network Maintenance, Rolling Stock Maintenance, Supply Chain Scheduling, and Maintenance Planning, to safely maximise inflow tonnes.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Empower teams responsible for monitoring and coordinating rail network activities to ensure safe, reliable operations and on-time performance. Provide guidance to training, data, and systems teams, while coaching and developing team members to achieve high performance
- Communicate priorities and risks clearly, bringing together insights from multiple stakeholders to enable informed actions.
- Develop and implement effective strategies to maintain schedules, manage disruptions, and support new projects across the rail network.
- Facilitate recovery efforts, including coordinating emergency meetings, investigating events, and creating and sharing recovery plans.
- Explore root causes and collaborate on solutions, using structured approaches to resolve complex challenges.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and work with teams to overcome constraints and optimise rail network activities.
- Oversee Rail Control data management through the Data & Systems team, including:
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- Ensuring accuracy and integrity of rail performance data
- Managing systems for rail time accounting and track access
- Guiding a team of data analysts and rail time accountants
- Using data insights to enhance operational efficiency and maximise inflow tonnes
About You
You will have experience in leading teams and managing complex supply chains or processes within rail, energy or resources sectors. Your ability to collaborate and build strong relationships across diverse teams and levels with be key to success.
You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-visibility role that requires you to collaborate with and influence a broad range of stakeholders. You will demonstrate strong analytical skills, excellent judgement and the ability to make decisions confidently. You will have an overriding commitment to safety and be adept at identifying & managing risk in an operational setting.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to build trust with stakeholders across levels of a large organisation are essential. Experience in developing high-performing, diverse teams is highly valued.
A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field will be highly regarded.
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.
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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.
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