Indigenous Only | Warehouse Supervisor | WAIO | 8/6:7/7
BHP
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.
Our Recruiting
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking to start or continue their career in mining to Think Big with BHP. At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Indigenous Peoples are critical partners and stakeholders in many of BHP operations both within Australia and around the world. Many of our operations are located on or near lands traditionally owned by or under the customary use of Indigenous Peoples and the long-term nature of our operations allows us to establish long lasting relationships with these Indigenous communities.
About WAIO
Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mines, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia.
About the Role
Our Warehousing Inventory and Logistics team are seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to join a technically motivated and results-driven team. Reporting into the Superintendent Warehouse, your role will be to deliver the safe and effective operations of an onsite warehouse.
Whilst the safety of the work environment and the safety of your team are absolutely paramount, there is a required focus of your day to day, to lead, coach and mentor the warehouse team members to ensure delivery against performance targets, safety targets and warehousing best practices.
BHP Warehouses and other departments are undergoing constant evolution whilst striving to achieve world class outcomes, candidates that are fully prepared to engage positively in the implementation, evaluation and improvement of necessary business practices will be most suitable to this role. The role will be offered as Fly in Fly out (FIFO) on an 8:6, 7:7 rotational shift roster. Accommodation and Flights provided. This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, with potential extension for the right applicant.
Skills and Requirements:
- An uncompromising commitment to safety
- Team-oriented attitude with a best for business approach
- Effectively lead your team through transformational changes, showing empathy and care
- Accepting nothing less than a culture that promotes teamwork and sets up an environment that allow a team to grow both individually and collectively
- The ability to engage with and support our customers to achieve respectful and mutually beneficial outcomes
- Supply Chain Warehousing experience highly desirable with sound knowledge of storage and transport of goods, IT operating systems, hazardous materials, and dangerous goods
- Western Australian C Class Driver’s Licence
- 1SAP Knowledge desirable
- High Risk Work Forklift Licence or a willingness to achieve
- Ability to obtain Schedule 26 Supervisor qualification to fully execute obligations
About You
You will be an engaging, inclusive and enthusiastic leader, who is motivated by high performance and are able to use your relationship building and negotiation skills to influence others.
Your proven ability to motivate and manage a team is essential to your success in this role. Proven leadership experience is essential, preference within a Supply Chain / Warehousing area. You will have the ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and also possess strong decision-making skills to achieve the best outcome for your own Warehouse team as well as the broader BHP group.
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
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 this position will only be open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The filling of this position/these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In particular, BHP has a deep commitment to the traditional owners of the land upon which it operates. In Western Australia this includes, but is not limited to, the Njamal, Kariyarra, Palyku, Banjima, Nyiyaparli, Ngarla, Ngarlawangga, Yinhawangka, Thalanyji, , Tjiwarl, Tarlpa peoples, together with the traditional owners of Kalgoorlie. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our 2017 – 2021 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). For more information about our RAP, please visit here.
These are full time positions. We are open to discussing flexible work arrangements that suit you - including varied roster arrangements, part-time or job share alternatives.