Field Supervisor |Mt Keith/Leinster | Nickel West | FIFO 7/7 Roster
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 Nickel West
Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business. Our culture is rich with technical know-how, highly efficient and focused on innovation. The business employs over 2500 people from five operations across Western Australia comprising of nickel underground and open-cut mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. We also have plans to expand our operations with new mines in the northern Goldfields and a large Nickel Sulphate plant in Kwinana.
As a member of the BHP Group, Nickel West is undergoing an exciting business transformation to become a globally significant supplier of battery materials to the electric vehicle market. Nickel West will soon become the world’s largest producer of Nickel Sulphate, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. As the world’s largest producer of nickel briquettes and nickel powder, Nickel West is leading the new-energy revolution in Western Australia.
Nickel West has an exciting future ahead. We invite you to join us at Nickel West as we seek to energize our future.
About the Role
The main aspects of this role is to ensure that all core farm activities are undertaken safely and efficiently. Ensuring that all enabling activities for our drill plans are executed including supervision of field technicians, managing vehicle fleets, ordering of consumables and despatching of samples
The key functions provided by the Field Supervisor role include:
- Day to day management of the BHP NiW Exploration Core Facilities
- Development and training of field technicians in all aspects of exploration work
- Delivery of the Field Leadership schedule monthly for area of responsibility
- Ensure all sample pick up, mark up, processing and despatch are completed safely
- Ensure all sample data collected are without error and RFA/SRF raised for all sample dispatches
- Maintain the process for waste management
- Accountable for all BHP equipment (LVs, LT, Fork Lift etc). Ensure they are serviced, maintained at regular intervals and allocated as per operational needs
- Ensuring exposure to health hazards of personnel is monitored regularly (e.g. dust, noise, heat etc)
About You
- Previous experience in managing teams
- Exposure to exploration programs and facilities
- Excellent leadership skills
- Experience managing a team of direct and indirect reports
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.