Metallurgists | Olympic Dam | FIFO / Residential | Multiple Opportunities

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

We are currently looking for Metallurgists on site at Olympic Dam to join the Technical Development and Production Support teams.

Reporting to the Superintendent – Processing Development you will be part of a team responsible for developing and executing both operational and CAPEX projects targeted at driving increased revenue, reduced variability and improved cost efficiency across the Concentrator, Hydromet, Solvent Extraction, Electrowinning, Electrorefining and Gold unit operations.

Reporting to the Superintendent Production Support – Processing and Refinery you will be part of a team responsible for investigating performance variance, optimising plant performance and developing operating strategies aimed at pursuing operating perfection across the Concentrator, Hydromet, Solvent Extraction, Electrowinning, Electrorefining and Gold unit operations.

 In these roles you will:

• Focus on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader and engaging the Operational 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.
• Conduct investigations into plant performance issues to identify opportunities for improvement and implement sustainable solutions
• Deliver significant value by identifying and implementing improvement initiatives in safety, throughput/recovery and cost. 
• Undertake plant trials whilst engaging closely with your operations stakeholders, you will conduct detailed statistical analysis to provide meaningful and significant insight into the success of those trials.
• Deliver small scale CAPEX projects from project initiation, selection and design through to construction and commissioning for handover to Operations.
• Provide metallurgical support for larger scale CAPEX projects across their project life cycle from initiation through to handover to ensure the project delivers on its metallurgical performance requirements.

About You

We have a strong focus on finding individuals with the right values, technical and leadership capability, and communication skills. Your interpersonal skills will foster strong working relationships and with your ability to consolidate and analyse information, you will have the skills and knowledge to provide critical thinking and a solution-focused attitude. Your experience will include:

• Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical or Process Engineering.
• Demonstrated background in providing metallurgical support and delivering continuous improvement initiatives across Concentrator, Hydromet, Solvent Extraction, Electrowinning, Electrorefining and Gold unit operations is highly regarded.
• Exposure to developing and executing capital projects or operational metallurgy is highly regarded.
• Understanding of lean concepts and practices in manufacturing is highly regarded.

Location

One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.

Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 5/2 4/3 or 5/2 4/3 9/5 with FIFO or residential roster arrangements.

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.