Heavy Diesel Fitters | Bowen Basin | Maintenance East Deployment

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 BHP Operations Services

BHP Operations Services delivers industry leading mining services across BHP operations Australia-wide with specialist capabilities in load and haul, fixed plant maintenance and mobile maintenance. BHP Operations Services has a strong focus on people capability and culture. Our people are our greatest asset and are at the centre of everything that we do. We focus on high performance safety and productivity through our people. With world-class training that is unmatched in the industry and the opportunity to advance your career across locations and commodities, join the team and make your place in BHP.

About the role

Are you ready for a change of scenery? We are actively seeking Experienced Heavy Diesel Fitters to join our teams at various sites in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, including Saraji, Goonyella, Caval Ridge, and Peak Downs. Your role will primarily involve the breakdown and maintenance of heavy surface mining equipment, working on a 7/7 rotating roster. We offer FIFO from Brisbane, Cairns, or Townsville, or DIDO to the Bowen Basin.

  Your primary duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Preventative and Breakdown Maintenance: Running diagnostics, testing, and servicing diesel engine vehicles.
• Fault Identification and Rectification: Inspecting and identifying faults.
• Routine Tasks: Oil changes, engine safety tests, part upgrades, troubleshooting breakdowns, performing preventative maintenance, and repairing faults.
• Procedure Updates: Initiating updates to work procedures to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Root Cause Analysis: Providing input into root cause analysis and resolving issues affecting equipment reliability.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities for improvement and assisting in implementing new initiatives.
• Safety and Team Engagement: Demonstrating a focus on safety, achievement, and team engagement in all aspects of work.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience: Previous experience with CAT, Hitachi, Komatsu, or Liebherr heavy mining equipment.
• Skills: Excellent diagnostic skills and experience with excavators and drills (highly regarded but not essential).
• Commitment: High commitment to safety, quality, attention to detail, and procedure.
• Pressure Handling: Ability to work to deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
• Learning and Development: Strong desire to learn and enthusiasm to develop new skills.
• Teamwork: A teamwork mentality to achieve results.
• Technical Knowledge: Sound technical knowledge.

Join our smaller team structure at BHP Operations Services, where we foster authentic connections between crews and supervisors, delivering high-quality work with a genuine focus on safety.

What is on offer?

• Permanent employment with BHP with all the benefits of full-time work 
• Competitive remuneration
• Annual bonus scheme
• Generous share match scheme
• Ongoing support for you and your family through our Employee Assistance Program

This is your opportunity to join a team with genuine career and learning opportunities, in a secure permanent position.  Make your next step secure and take your career to the next level.  Apply today and be part of the BHP family. Regionally based candidates encouraged to apply.

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.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.