Geotechnical Technician

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:

Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is now available, and we want the very best of the best on deck to lead the team and collectively deliver exceptional results.

At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We truly value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration, we are here to unlock your value and offer opportunities that supercharge your career to go beyond what is possible.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Geotechnical Technician to join the Carrapateena Team, with a strong focus on quality assurance and geotechnical analysis.

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Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta) Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off Department: Technical and Technology Manager: Senior Engineer - Geotechnical Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Applications close: October 11 2024

In This Role You Will:

• Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QAQC) of underground support systems. Inspecting, identifying and communication of non-compliance.
• Auditing of ground support installation.
• Sampling and testing of ground support elements to ensure compliance with site standards.
• Input of QAQC and testing data into geotechnical databases.
• Lidar and Maptek iSight scanning as determined by geotechnical engineers.
• Collection of geotechnical monitoring data (surface and underground) as requested by geotechnical engineers.
• Assistance to install and maintain geotechnical monitoring systems.
• Basic geotechnical rock mass classification observations.

About You:

• Experience working in underground hard rock mines.
• Manual driving competence.
• Ability to embed within the underground mining team to effectively work within mining cycle.
• Working at Heights compliant (or willing to do on-the-job training).
• Competence using Microsoft word, excel, power point.
• Self-sufficiency to review, plan, and manage workload.

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.

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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]