Heavy Diesel Fitter - Trucks | Mt Keith | FIFO 2/1

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 to capitalise on growing demand in the battery materials sector.  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

Working in the Mechanical Maintenance Workshop, you will be responsible for preventative and breakdown maintenance of all Trucks by running diagnostic testing and servicing diesel engine vehicles.  Your duties will include oil changes, testing engine safety, part upgrades, troubleshooting breakdowns, peforming preventative maintenance and repairing faults.  Team members are expected to demonstrate focus on safety, achievement and team engagement in all aspects of their work. Opportunities to step up in a supervisory capacity and working with a friendly and engaging crew.

• 2 weeks on 1 week off -  dayshift/nightshift rotation 
• Nickel West value and respect employees, offering an inclusive and diverse environment
• Competitive salary on offer with attractive short term incentive program, 12% superannuation and a range of company benefits

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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.

About You

• Trade Qualified Heavy Duty Diesel Fitter (Australian recognised)
• Previous experience repairing and maintaining Cat 777, 785, and 793 mechanical dump trucks, service trucks and water carts. 
• Previous history working in a mining environment as an HD Fitter
• Equipment manufacturer experience highly regarded
• Hydraulic fault finding experience would be advantageous
• A current C Class manual Driver’s Licence
• Dogging, Rigging and Forklift Licenses are desirable but not essential

What is on offer?

• A permanent position working directly for BHP
• FIFO out of Perth with 1 hr flight to site
• Competitive base salary on offer reflective of your skills and experience, plus 12% superannuation
• Annual incentive / bonus scheme
• BHP Employee share plan – matched shares initiative
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all life’s reasons (annual, long service, generous paid parental, sick leave and study leave)
• Novated leasing
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, health insurance, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Nickel West value and respect employees, offering an inclusive and diverse environment
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.      

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].

We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately

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