Manager Production | BHP Operations Services | Queensland

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

This high profile role will see you motivate and lead your team to safely deliver and achieve production, safety and compliance targets as well as driving productivity improvements and cost reductions. By motivating, inspiring, and collaborating with your team to safely deliver and achieve, the Production Manager will provide support to achieve Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), cost and volume performance through the effective execution and analysis of production activities.

This is not your typical Production Manager position, in this high profile role, you will truly be able to:

• Lead change in traditional approaches to mining;
• Set the right culture with the support of tools and systems to "walk the talk";
• Drive organisational change;
• Truly inspire people to engage and be part of a high performing team;
• Be prepared to challenge the status quo;
• Set a new high performance benchmark and;
• Be able to focus on the exciting things about mining. In this role you will lead a team of Superintendents and their direct reports.

This position will enable you to use your technical experience and leadership skills to coach and mentor your team, drive best practice and truly make a difference to operational performance and setting new benchmarks. You will be a key decision maker and have strong influence in regards to how the team operates.

Working with collaborative with performance-oriented Managers, you will also have access to excellent career and personal development opportunities. This is an exciting time for BHP Operations Services (OS) and a unique opportunity to truly be a part of something different.

About 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 You

You will have substantial experience in a leadership role and have significant experience within mining environments. You will also have had operational and technical experience in mining.

You will utilise your strategic and analytical mind, stakeholder management, as well as your excellent business acumen, to coach your team in order to drive productivity improvements and set new benchmarks in the industry.

Whilst being a strong advocate for change, you will also be a performance and achievement oriented professional who is motivated by exceeding expectations, inspiring others and able to use your relationship building and influencing skills in order to develop key relationships and drive outcomes. Exposure to the BHP Operating System (BOS), or a similar continuous improvement program, would be highly advantageous.

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    

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program. 

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 we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.