About this role
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
Prominent Hill produces one of the highest grades of copper concentrate in the world. Located 650 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, South Australia, Prominent Hill is part of our Minerals Australia operation. It's made up of underground and surface operations and is located on the traditional lands of the Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara people. At Prominent Hill we care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love. We believe Leadership drives culture and culture drives performance. All incidents are preventable, and everyone has a role to play.
About the Role
We currently have a role available for a Mechanical Specialist - Hoist within the Prominent Hill Maintenance and Engineering team, reporting to the Superintendent Hoisting. In this role you will be responsible for executing planned and unplanned maintenance activities, providing SME support within an operational mining and processing environment. Your work will contribute to optimal production, equipment performance and availability, as well as improving reliability and ensuring that we are well placed for future growth within the mine.
Please note this position is based at Prominent Hill on a FIFO from Adelaide basis, operating on an 8/6 roster arrangement.
In this role you will:
- Be first and foremost focused on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader, assisting in engaging, developing and coaching the newly formed Hoisting team
- Comply to and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day
- Carry out unplanned and planned routine maintenance, inspections, and checks to Ore Handling and Hoisting systems, and supporting infrastructure
- Develop close working relationships with operations personnel to ensure that all plant downtime issues are escalated correctly and rectified efficiently
- Engage in Safety initiatives, identify and report on any unsafe equipment
- Assist in the planning and execution of tasks for planned hoisting shutdowns
- Assist the execution team to perform Maintenance work as per weekly schedule and during full plant outages
- Create accurate notifications from mechanical inspections and shut related tasks
- Provide the hoisting execution team with technical support for the hoisting system mechanical components and general operation
- Contribute to the development of Maintenance Procedures
- Maintain tools and equipment as well as a high level of housekeeping in all work areas
- Assist with developing scopes of work, Task Hazard Analysis (THA’s) and creation of breakdown work orders
- Champion the Prominent Hill Vision and Purpose and align with our core behaviours and operating system.
About You
- Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm’s way
- Australian recognised Mechanical Trade qualifications (essential)
- Experience working in a similar role with exposure to Ore Handling, Hoisting, Process plant maintenance
- Solid capability in Mine Hoisting Systems, ropes, and winches and mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Experience with underground mining environments (preferred)
- Well-developed skills in mechanical diagnostics and fault finding, as well as brake and hydraulic system maintenance
- Knowledge of mechanical alignment, torque settings, tolerances, and lubrication systems
- Hydraulics experience (advantageous but not essential)
- Working at Heights, Integrated Tool-carrier (IT) Ticket advantageous
- Ability to confidently make decisions relating to your work, or escalate if needed
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with Operations, Planning and other related personnel
- Proficient in the use of SAP or similar, preferred but not essential
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 [email protected].
Other facts
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What you'll do
- The Mechanical Specialist - Hoist will execute planned and unplanned maintenance activities and provide SME support in an operational mining and processing environment. This role contributes to optimal production, equipment performance, and reliability.
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