Manager BMA Technical Training | Permanent

About IROC+

BHP’s Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC) is a state-of-the-art control operations facility encompassing our coal asset operations located across Central Queensland. This world-class control centre makes a significant contribution to ensuring our Coal operations continue to improve performance in a sustainable way by coordinating the near-term scheduling, planning, and controlling of our coal assets from the Brisbane CBD.

Our purpose is to provide Integrated Innovation to the Coal Value Chain, with our team heavily involved in the deployment of automation and machine learning technologies to transition our business into a sustainable future.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate leader who is experienced in influencing and leading change across matrix organisations. The Manager Asset Training, reporting to the General Manager of IROC+, leads teams with a focus on deployment and governance for the whole of Asset learning and training.

The Asset Training team supports operational training teams by providing Governance to our Legislative and Operational business needs. In addition, the team provide a central conduit between the Asset and the Global Learning Hub, with responsibility covering:

• Ownership of the governance, planning, development and delivery of technical training specific to BMA;
• Governance of business critical documentation and processes to ensure risk mitigation and legislative compliance;
• Integrated planning and deployment support for all Global and Asset learning requirements;
• Optimisation of learning profiles ensuring assigned training is fit for purpose for individuals, roles and business needs
• Execution of Asset Level training improvement projects.

Accountabilities

• Governance of BMAs Administrative controls (training) to ensure compliance with legislation and operational requirements to support risk mitigation strategies.
• Develops and maintains standards that govern the identification, development and deployment of training within the asset. 
• Assurance activities against administrative controls enabling the Mine operator to meet legislative obligations 
• Plans and coordinates asset training needs, manages training budgets and measures and tracks performance of asset training. 
• Identifies and verifies training needs, develops curricula and assigns training within the asset based on legislative, technical, risk or business requirements, ensuring training curricula is aligned and optimised across the asset. 
• Alignment, simplification and verification of training requirements to remove duplication and ensure compliance at cross-Asset level where available.
• Drives the development of content for asset-specific technical training, engaging subject matter experts 
• Coordinates and supports the deployment of training across the asset and updates the relevant training records on completion. 
• Implements and directs changes to the Asset training framework that utilises emerging technologies and leading training practices.
• Develops and drives the standardised use of best practice training and assessment methodologies to maximise operator safety, capability, machine performance and compliance with national and local legislation.
• Provides guidance, reporting and insight to senior leaders on the effectiveness of training as an Administrative control to effectively manage our material risks 
• Contractor Management of training vendors across the Asset to optimise training spend in adherence to organisational practices and align with industry best practice to support BHP to strategically manage vendors.
• Translates strategic direction into practical plans, budgets and metrics that align and stretch the team to achieve high performance.  Adapts team priorities and plans in response to shifting customer needs, seeking input from the team on emerging, risks and opportunities.

About You

• Skilled in negotiating, collaborating, influencing and bringing people together around a common goal through cross-functional collaboration
• Able to develop a plan in ambiguous situations with minimal guidance
• Proven ability to drive learning initiatives and outcomes 
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills when facing multiple tasks and goals
• A working knowledge of the intent of Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Health Acts, WHS Legislation and associated standards
• Demonstrated understanding of risk management through risk assessments and in-field experience.
• Experience in leading learning and training programs focussed on building competency or capability. 
• A background in learning, training and development is highly desirable, coupled with experience in the management of Safety Management Systems