Supervisor Electrical Maintenance | Mine | Olympic Dam | 7/7

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.

Our Operations – Olympic Dam

One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities. 

Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7/7 roster with residential, FIFO (from Adelaide), or DIDO options available.

About the Role

Reporting to the Mine Electrical Superintendent and in collaboration with other Electrical Supervisors you will be a key contributor in building a team of Electrical and Instrumentation Technicians who ultimately deliver E&I maintenance activities, ensure compliance with weekly maintenance schedules, operating standards, procedures and defined processes to achieve optimal maintenance outcomes for the Mine operation. 

In this role you will:

• Identify, build and develop team capability through ongoing and regular coaching and development
• Prioritise the execution of work based on condition of risk of equipment to prevent unplanned failures and supervise the execution of the weekly work schedule 
• Plans and schedules break in work as based on risk of equipment failure within a 7 day period
• Identify and implement Maintenance Execution improvement initiatives with support from the Reliability Engineering team
• Allocate resources to achieve optimal maintenance outcomes as part of work activity planning 
• Offer continued development and mentorship to your team and ensure competency of individual maintainers in the safe performance of their duties
• Co-ordinate commissioning activities related to modifications and small projects
• Be first and foremost focused on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader, engaging, developing and coaching your team

About You

• Australian recognised Trade qualified (Electrical / Instrumentation) or degree qualified in a related discipline.
• Hold South Australian Electrical Licence
• Possess a Zero Harm, Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Exposure to Maintenance Execution environments as a supervisor or leader (preferred)
• Understanding of statutory compliance requirements 
• Quality focussed with a drive to achieve results for the team
• The ability to balance multiple incoming priorities and effectively deliver on customer expectations 
• Confidence to work across a range of disciplines and levels to foster mutually beneficial and cohesive relationships
• Demonstrate the confidence to lead by example, hold yourself and others accountable and coach others in ‘Safety Leadership’

BENEFITS

BHP Employees are rewarding with an array of benefits, not limited to:  A share plan, annual bonus scheme, extensive array of corporate preferred supplier discounts, employee rewards program, attractive parental plants and other lucrative offers.  To hear some of our benefits at BHP play Why choose BHP for your career?  or click on the video on the bottom of this vacancy.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE:  Monday 20th October 2025 at Midnight SA Time.

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.

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.