Goonyella | Specialist Mine Scheduling | 8:6 Roster

About the Role

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.

Moranbah. Goonyella Riverside Mine utilises both Dragline and Autonomous Truck & Shovel stripping methods to uncover 3 seams of coal and is processed through 2 prep plants.

About the role Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Scheduling, as the Specialist Mine Scheduling you will be engaged in providing clear direction to the execution teams through mine designs and schedules for the 0 to 12 week time frame for the truck & shovel fleets.

This is a great opportunity to hone your mine planning skills as you gain exposure to a world class operation through accountability and autonomy of your work tasks. You will also have access to a supportive, inclusive and results-oriented leadership team.

• Prepare Truck & Shovel designs;
• Communicate the designs to Production Coordinators and Operations;
• Participate in the investigation of reported events for Production Planning;
• Identify and implement Production Planning improvement initiatives;

About You

As the successful candidate, you will have a tertiary education background in Mining Engineering (or Civil) with previous experience working at an operations level. Your demonstrated experience working in mine planning teams particularly planning and scheduling for truck and shovel will see you succeed in this role. .

A strong working knowledge of design tools (Deswik/Vulcan), Microsoft Office, Xact software packages are desirable.

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BHP Billiton, 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 and other extended leave entitlements.