Supervisor Maintenance | Operations Services | Balance Machines

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 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.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Maintenance Supervisor to join our Operations Services team in Western Australia.

This role works a dynamic 182 shift roster, ex‑Perth, with travel across multiple BHP Pilbara operations as required.

Reporting to the OS Superintendent Maintenance, this position leads a team of highly skilled technicians to safely execute balance machine maintenance across the Eastern Pilbara.

You will coach and mentor your team, foster a strong safety culture, and ensure safe systems of work are in place. As a Statutory 26 Appointed Person, you will uphold compliance with the Mine Safety and Inspection Act and associated Regulations.


Key Responsibilities:

• Foster positive and productive team relationships and culture
• Lead the safe execution of maintenance on balance machines and fixed plant equipment
• Set and maintain clear safety standards
• Lead safety investigations and risk assessments, ensuring high‑quality reviews
• Build capability through coaching, mentoring, and technical support
• Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate balance machine maintenance with internal stakeholders
• Collate and analyse key work management metrics in a timely manner.

About You

You will ideally possess:

• Mechanical trade qualifications (preferred, not essential)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence positive outcomes
• Proven leadership capability and experience building effective teams
• A strong field‑leadership presence and the ability to set clear behavioural expectations.
• Experience with work management systems (e.g., 1SAP) or the ability to learn quickly
• Extensive fixed plant maintenance experience or similar industry background (ideally balance machines)
• Experience in scoping and planning multi‑discipline work in a fixed plant environment (preferred)
• Shutdown experience (advantageous)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project
• C Class manual driver’s licence
• Statutory 26 Appointed Person Certificate (preferred; site appointment acceptable).

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.

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.