Metallurgist Production Support | Olympic Dam | 8/6 FIFO, DIDO or Residential
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.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity as a Metallurgist to develop your career at Olympic Dam and join the Processing and Refinery Production Support team. You will be collaborating with Operations, Maintenance and Technical team members to deliver excellence in plant operation.
The Processing and Refinery Team offers access to a wide range of unit operations including: Grinding, Flotation, Leaching, Copper solvent extraction, Uranium solvent extraction, Electrowinning, Electrorefining and Gold/Silver refining.
This role is based at Olympic Dam on a 8 days on / 6 days off roster and can be offered as FIFO ex-Adelaide, DIDO or Residential.
Reporting to the Superintendent Production Support – Processing and Refinery you will be part of a team responsible for developing operating strategies, investigating performance variance and optimising plant performance.
In this role you will:
- Focus on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader and engaging the operation teams
- Foster effective and productive working relationships across all internal and external stakeholders
- Exercise a proficient level of technical knowledge and expertise to independently make informed decisions
- Identify, develop and deliver small process improvement projects
- Conduct thorough investigations into plant performance issues and implement sustainable solutions
- Drives adherence to standardised practices to improve production, efficiency and recovery
- Anticipate changes in operating conditions against processing performance to evaluate the effectiveness of significant changes and communicate impacts on the operational plans
- Analyse and interpret production metallurgy data and provide technical guidance in response to production deviations
- Undertake plant trials and conduct detailed statistical analysis to provide meaningful and significant insight into the success of those trials
About You
- Demonstrate the confidence to lead by example, hold yourself and others accountable and coach others in ‘Safety Leadership’
- Highly engaged, collaborative and committed to building mutually beneficial relationships across functional teams
- Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical or Process Engineering
- Relevant experience Hydrometallurgy is highly regarded
How to Apply
Please apply before 18 April 2023
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.
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.