Manager Processing Leinster | FIFO
BHP
About BHP
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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.
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
We are actively seeking the talents of a skilled Operational Manager to join the Nickel West Team.
Reporting to the General Manager Concentrators, in this key leadership capacity, you will be responsible for safely and efficiently leading the safe execution of operational activities within our Leinster Processing facility.
Overseeing a large multi-disciplinary team made up of production, maintenance and technical specialists, this role will continue to build upon the existing culture of safety excellence and optimal operational delivery.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Demonstrate visible safety leadership to promote a culture of zero harm through appropriate time in field
- Positively influence and shape a pro-active and engaging and inclusive team culture to ensure a safe, productive, quality disciplined and sustainable approach to work
- Lead the development of employees through coaching & mentoring and ensuring short to medium term talent and succession planning is in place
- Lead transformational initiatives and role models change to ensure successful delivery and alignment with strategy
- Set the vision, strategy and long term goals for the Processing Facility
About You
Your demonstrated experience in leading and mentoring large, multidisciplinary teams in a complex operational environment will contribute to your success in this role.
Exceptional technical expertise complimented by a background, particularly in maintenance, will certainly be advantageous. Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills will also be critical in ensuring you build effective collaborative relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders across the business.
In addition, you will possess the following:
- Demonstrated success working within a similar delivery focused position
- Previous experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as LEAN will be highly regarded
- Experience in Maintenance or Production Leadership
- Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy or equivalent
- A proven track record when it comes to safety management
- The ability to influence and inspire others to achieve results
- Demonstrated success building cohesive and inclusive teams
Location
Nickel West Leinster is located 375 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The operation sources nickel ore from the Leinster Underground complex and Cliffs Underground Mine before crushing and processing to produce a concentrate. The Leinster Village and Township offer a unique lifestyle with all the modern conveniences – an Olympic size swimming pool, health and fitness centre, race-course and even an 18 hole golf course. As part of our commitment to health and safety Nickel West Leinster.
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.
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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].