Balanced Machines Structural Discipline Engineer | WAIO | Perth with site travel
BHP
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About WAIO Asset Engineering
WAIO Asset Engineering is the centralised technical authority within Iron Ore providing engineering expertise to ensure our assets are safe, compliant, reliable and efficient. The multidisciplinary team work collaboratively with the operational and projects team to manage the equipment through its entire life cycle. We are committed to continuously improving our performance and delivering value to enable a safe, smarter, better WAIO.
Our amazing people work within a culture of care and accountability to find innovative ways to unlock exceptional performance. We remain committed to growing capability through the development of our people and challenging our biases, through diversity of thought.
About the Role
We are currently recruiting a senior structural discipline engineer with specialisation in balanced machines to work within our Asset Engineering Governance and Technical Stewardship team.
You will be the Subject Matter Expert for BHP’s fleet of over 40 Balance Machines focusing on reducing business risk, improving reliability and performance through the utilisation of best in class technical support and engineering practices.
Reporting to the Superintendent GTS - Balanced Machines, key responsibilities include:
- Undertake design calculations in accordance with AS4324.1
- Review and approve complex engineering methodologies
- Undertake design engineering including provision of calculations
- Provide on-site support for major component change-out
- Provide coaching, mentoring to operational teams
- Provide engineering support and diagnostics to breakdowns
- Participation in Root Cause Analysis/Investigations and improvement implementation
- Engineering and improvement business case development
- Input to strategic direction in balanced machine fleet management to impact overall cost and efficiency and identifying improvement initiatives
- Build excellent working relationship with key stakeholders including OS/Site Maintenance / Engineering Managers & Superintendents
- Monitors compliance to minimum technical standards in respect to Balanced Machines
- Approves engineering standards, systems, and processes
About You
You will be a highly skilled Engineering professional with expert knowledge of balance machines. You thrive on delivering key outcomes focused around safety management, technical governance and continuous improvement.
In addition, you will possess the following:
- A proven track record of safety management
- Minimum tertiary qualification in Engineering (Structural)
- Proven success in a similar role
- Vast experience in Engineering design; including:
- Structural Analysis (Steel and Concrete) and Modelling (Space Gass)
- Finite Element Analysis (Femap/Nastran/ANSYS preferred)
- Jacking and lifting of equipment
- Fatigue/End of life assessments to AS4100 or BS7608
- Knowledge of Australian Standards (AS4100, AS3990, AS3600, AS1170, AS1210, AS1657, AS4991 etc)
- High level understanding and application of best in class engineering practices including Australia Standards related to Balanced Machines
- In field experience in major balanced machine repair and component change outs
- Site based practical experience with maintenance and operations
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
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.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.
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