Haul Truck Planned Maintenance Supervisor | South Flank Mine Site | 8 days on / 6 days off / 7 night

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 South Flank

BHP’s US$3.6 billion South Flank is a greenfield mine and brownfield processing centre created adjacent to and within the Mining Area C operation. Located approximately 130km north-west of Newman, South Flank together with Mining Area C will become one of the largest iron ore hubs in the world, within reach of several billion tonnes of high-grade ore. South Flank will help to maximise the volume and quality of BHP’s iron ore production, which is essential for the world’s steel.  South Flank reached a significant milestone in the delivery of first ore and is now in the process of the most aggressive ramp up in the history of WAIO doing it – safely, on time and on budget – underpinned by the hard work and ingenuity of our workforce.  Embracing inclusion and diversity to create a vibrant culture that represents the communities in which we live and operate, South Flank is focused on high performance, flexible work arrangements, strong Indigenous participation and gender balance. 

About the Role

In this role you will lead, coach and mentor a team of high calibre Maintenance Technicians, ensure a safe system of work is in place for each activity, contribute to continuous improvement, reliability and quality maintenance and develop, communicate, and execute Haul Truck Planned Maintenance.    Reporting to the Superintendent Mobile Maintenance this role is being offered as a FIFO or DIDO basis working 8 days on / 6 days off / 7 nights on / 7 nights off roster.

About You

Are you an inquisitive, team-spirited and outcome focused individual who is passionate about safety and have the ability to build great relationships within our team, then this is the next role for you!  

It is desirable but not essential that you will have experience with the operation and maintenance of heavy mining equipment; including Komatsu 930E electric drive trucks, Caterpillar  793F and Caterpillar 785D water trucks. Any electric drive haul truck experience is advantageous.   A strength of yours will be your ability to communicate efficiently, ensuring the development of staff through your influencing and relationship management skills. You will be a proactive, credible and influential member of the leadership team whilst building strong working relationships with key stakeholders.  

Our successful candidate will have the following skills, attributes and experience: •    A genuine commitment to safety •    Have extensive leadership experience within a maintenance environment as essential •    Hold a current full "C" class manual driver’s licence •    Have experience maintaining Komatsu 930E electric drive trucks, Caterpillar 793F and Caterpillar 785D water trucks •    Any electric drive haul truck experience is advantageous •    Diploma in Frontline Management or a qualification in Six Sigma would be advantageous  •    Working knowledge of Mine Safety & Inspection Act and Regulations •    Systems knowledge of maintenance processes (e.g. Work management, reliability, information management, cost control and budgeting processes) •    Experience leading and mentoring teams and an ability to provide leadership and development of team members •    Experience the autonomous haulage concepts, would be beneficial •    Previous experience improving performance and availability through quality maintenance practices.

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. #LI