Dispatch Officer | Nickel West | Mount Keith
BHP
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
The Nickel West team at Mount Keith BHP are expanding and are looking for new team members to join their growing team. As a Dispatch Officer, you will work together with our onsite operations teams to optimise fleet coordination and works and liaise with other controllers to optimise production at our operations and across the value chain.
You will receive and dispatch calls from mining and fleet system teams and coordinate cases/works from relevant departments efficiently and effectively managing mine and fleet systems.
You will work in an environment which is dynamic and striving to continuously improve performance, and with this, you will be involved in continuous improvement projects to help us become even better!
In this role you will:
- Develop and foster positive relationships with our site operations
- Gain exposure to the whole supply chain, working with our other teams to optimise interfaces
- Work within the fleet system and mine control system to manage work cases
- Manage and optimise fleet coordination and processes to support and improve safety, production and cost outcomes for the business
- Response and support during safety and fatigue events including management of safe operating behaviours
- Work on an even time 7:7 12.5 hour shift roster
- Manage emergency works and calls as required
- Liaise with pit and fleet teams to optimise stockpiles and trucks
- Experience a long term career with goals and career changing opportunities
About You
The successful candidate will display all of the key capabilities of a successful dispatcher with a commitment to personal and team safety, calm disposition under pressure, an enthusiasm to learn, full of initiative and a drive for performance.
Previous control experience or operator experience, within mining or other heavy industries will be highly regarded. You will have the capacity and ability to work 12.5hr rostered shift work patterns involving nightshift and weekend work,.
- Current or recent experience working in Mine Control or Fleet Management as a dispatcher or mine controller is essential.
- Mining knowledge and experience working in a Mining Operation, or experience controlling using a Modular mining system.
- Safety focused with a sound knowledge and understanding of relevant statutory regulations and organizational requirements.
- Ability to make decisions under pressure using your skills in prioritisation and problem solving with the ability to work across a diverse work group;
- You will be a motivated individual who can use their relationship building and negotiation skills in order to influence others and achieve desired outcomes.
- You will have a proven track record of applying work processes in a disciplined way to deliver results and respond to changes accordingly.
- You will exhibit strong computer skills with the ability to learn new systems.
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
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.