Copper SA 2025 Traineeship Program

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 Copper South Australia

BHP South Australia Asset, Copper SA, consist of three mines, Olympic Dam Carrapateena and Prominent Hill, feeding into a central Smelter and Refinery along with an exploration project at Oak Dam. They contain some of the worlds most significant deposit of copper, gold, silver & uranium. With growth projects across all our assets, it’s never been a better time to join BHP in South Australia.

About the Role

Our Traineeship Program will provide you with a Nationally Accredited Certificate through fixed-term traineeship opportunity and may include any of the following:

• Administration – Procurement/People Logistics/System & Services Trainees (Certificate in Business Administration)
• Production Technicians – Underground Material Handling Trainee, Gold Room Technician Trainee, Processing Technician Trainee & Desalination Technician Trainee (Certificate III in in relevant field)
• Warehousing – Warehouse & Logistics Trainee (Certificate III in Supply Chains)
• Laboratory – Laboratory Technician Trainee (Certificate III in Laboratory Techniques)
• Maintenance – Electrician Technician Trainee Certificate II Electronics)
• Emergency Services – Emergency Services Trainee (Certificate II Firefighting and Emergency Operator)

Please note, site based roles require a current open driver’s licence.

What can BHP offer you?

• Hands on training with an Industry Leader
• Nationally accredited certificate in your chosen field
• Skills & experience to gain a career in the Resources Industry
• Working as part of a collaborative & supportive environment 
• Competitive remuneration package and employee benefits 
• First-rate working conditions and development opportunities 

 WHY CHOOSE BHP FOR YOUR CAREER? 

About You

We are eager to connect with enthusiastic, motivated, and adaptable individuals wanting to learn new skills and embark on a career within the mining industry, this is an opportunity to be part of something big!

To be successful in our Traineeship you will have:

• An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility, and sustainable development.
• A strong desire to learn and develop a range of new skills associated with your chosen field.
• Motivation to achieve individual and team goals and objectives with a willingness to actively contribute to attain results.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team alongside a range of diverse individuals.  

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].