Lead BOS

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 the Role

As Lead BOS, you will lead the site's BOS coaching capability and partner with leaders across the operation to embed the BHP Operating System, strengthen frontline ownership and build a culture of continuous improvement. 

Based in Perth, you will work across multiple functions to develop capability, drive operational excellence and support teams to deliver safe, predictable and sustainable performance outcomes. 

Regular site travel will be required to build capability, strengthen stakeholder partnerships and support BOS maturity across the operation.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, develop and coach a team of BOS Specialists to deliver high-impact improvement outcomes.
• Build BOS capability across leaders and frontline teams through coaching, mentoring and practical application.
• Partner with operational leaders to identify, prioritise and deliver improvement initiatives.
• Drive the consistent application of BOS principles, tools and standardised work practices.
• Support leaders to solve complex business problems using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement initiatives that improve safety, productivity and culture.
• Monitor and support BOS maturity across the operation, ensuring sustainable adoption of ways of working.
• Use data and performance insights to inform decision-making and measure improvement outcomes.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement and frontline empowerment.
• Develop a strong pipeline of BOS talent and capability across the business

About You

You are a capable leader and coach with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence. You excel at building relationships, influencing stakeholders and developing capability at all levels of an organisation. With experience leading improvement initiatives and embedding sustainable ways of working, you can translate strategy into practical outcomes that improve safety, productivity and team performance.

To be successful, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or significant practical experience in operations, engineering, business improvement or a related discipline.
• Experience leading teams and developing capability through coaching and feedback.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and sustaining BOS, Lean, Operational Excellence or Continuous Improvement practices.
• Strong knowledge of structured problem solving, systems thinking and standardised work.
• Proven ability to identify and deliver sustainable operational improvements.
• Experience coaching and influencing leaders and frontline teams.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use insights to support decision-making and performance improvement.
• Understanding of operational processes and value chains within mining, processing, maintenance or heavy industry environments.
• High levels of integrity, self-awareness and collaboration.
• A commitment to safety, continuous learning and operational excellence.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.