Condition Monitoring Technician | Area C | FIFO | Flexible Roster

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 the Role

We’re looking for a Condition Monitoring Technician to join our close-knit, supportive and results-driven team.  This is a flexible roster FIFO role, typical roster is 14 days 7 days off roster from Perth. You’ll be making valued contributions towards the safe execution of maintenance, and ensuring we deliver best in class fixed plant reliability and availability. More importantly, this is an opportunity for you to undertake activities that create maximum operational and commercial value for our mining operations.

Working closely with multiple stakeholders (including senior leadership), you’ll gain exposure across electrical, mechanical, processing, engineering, maintenance and work management functions. You will be a key contributor to the innovation that is continually transforming the way we work at BHP.

Reporting to the Fixed Plant Maintenance (FPM) Condition Monitoring Supervisor, other key focus areas will include:

• Manage, implement and improve vibration, lubrication and thermography based predictive maintenance programs – including on-site data collection, analysis and determination of recommendations for rotating equipment.
• Assist with RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) and FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis)
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, availability and performance
• Provide support, mentoring and technical reviews for team members in predictive and preventive maintenance practices
• Execute maintenance strategies and programs, seeking opportunities for improvement by using the latest in data analytics techniques
• Assist with investigations, providing technical input for equipment failures and troubleshooting projects.
• Carry out sensor installation and conveyor belt thickness testing

About You

Do you enjoy in depth analytics and positively influencing others? Want to work in a setting that is dynamic, constantly evolving and changing – and tackle some unique challenges?

Demonstrated technical knowledge of fixed plant equipment vibration, lubrication, thermography and wear analysis using predictive maintenance strategies.

You’ll also be invited to freely share your opinions in the support of innovation and shape the future direction of our maintenance strategies.

You will have:

• Trade certification would be ideal, with a minimum VCAT1 certification, VCAT 2 highly regarded
• Demonstrated hands-on experience of managing and implementing predictive maintenance strategies including
  • Vibration Analysis
  • Lubrication (highly regarded)
• Recent industry experience in the Mining, Utilities or Oil & Gas Sectors
• Good working knowledge with a wide range of rotating and reciprocating equipment
• Familiarity with CMMS systems such as SAP (preferred), Maximo, JDE
• Worked autonomously with demonstrated ability to proactively drive improvements

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.  

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people (from the 31st of January 2022 or earlier depending on relevant state health directives). If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this new requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website (LINK) 

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 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 encourage applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, people with disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.

BHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability.