Auto Electricians | Maintenance East Deployments | Bowen Basin QLD

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 BHP 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 experienced Auto Electricians in the Bowen Basin at our Saraji and Goonyella deployments.  Rosters can vary depending on site:  7/7 day/night and 7/7 days only.

Demonstrating a strong focus on safety, your primary duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Scheduled and breakdown maintenance of all heavy mobile equipment including trucks, dozers, drills and excavators
• Conducting preventative maintenance inspections and identifying and rectifying faults
• Initiate updates to work procedures to ensure they are accurate and relevant to equipment
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement

About You

• Auto Electrician Trade (Australian recognised)
• A strong background as an Auto Electrician working ideally with Caterpillar, Komatsu and Liebherr
• Experience with Terex O&K/Caterpillar & Hitachi Excavators/Caterpillar Dozers/Sandvik Drills will be highly regarded
• Previous experience within mining is preferred 
• Experience with computerised maintenance management systems including SAP and CAT SIS.
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills

What is on offer?      

• Permanent Employment with an attractive remuneration and benefits package  
• Attractive annual BHP bonus scheme paid every September 
• Generous BHP share match scheme – Share for Share 
• BHP’s BIG THANKS employee recognition monetary points program
• Significantly discounted preferred supplier corporate partner rewards in volume for all BHP Employee – Never pay full price for your holiday again!  Another amazing monetary benefit
• On-going career development with growth opportunities within Operations Services and broader BHP

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.  

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].