Mine Planning Lead / Mining Engineer | BMA | Peak Downs
BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About BMA
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is Australia's largest coal producer with currently seven operational mine sites and a coal loading port in Central Queensland. As the world's largest seaborne coking coal supplier, and part of the BHP group, BMA is uniquely poised to offer experience and career development opportunities difficult to find elsewhere.
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Benefits
You will be rewarded with an exciting and challenging career path, an attractive remuneration package including performance-based bonus, flexible work arrangements, access to the BHP Share Scheme and employer matched super contribution, and 18 weeks paid parental leave.
About the Role
Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, as a Mine Planning Lead you will be engaged in providing design and execution direction for the Peak Downs Operation.
This role will provide you opportunity to gain experience in many aspects of Mine Planning; while leading a small team of engineers. Use your already solid mine planning skills and experience in this busy and challenging short-term mine planning role to develop effective working relationships with the operational and medium-term planning teams, in order to ensure the efficient execution of your plans and schedules.
This is a great opportunity to hone your mine planning skills as you gain exposure to a variety of equipment and mine geology whilst seeing the results of work as your pit is developed. You will also have access to a supportive, inclusive and results-oriented leadership team.
Your responsibilities
- Lead a team of engineers:
- Prepare a variety of mine planning designs;
- Communicate the designs and schedules to Operations;
- Develop and follow the Production Planning standards and processes;
- Participate in the investigation of reported events for Production Planning;
- Participate in training for Production Planning;
- Identify and implement Production Planning improvement initiatives;
- Build cross-functional relationship with the Operational sub-functions and interact extensively with the Planning sub-functions.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will have a tertiary education in Engineering and previous experience working at a Coal Mining operation.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must, allowing you to build relationships across departments and to communicate with disciplines at all levels. A strong working knowledge of Vulcan/ Deswik/ Spry, Microsoft Office, 3d Dig software packages are essential.
Access to heavily subsidised company housing or Single Person Village Accommodation is provided with this role.
There are roles available working on a 8/6 roster and a 4/3 roster, with flexible conditions available to qualifying candidates.
Our people strategy is focused on balanced leadership and BMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages female and Indigenous Australian candidates to apply.
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.
Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.
From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment.
For more information please go to the ResHealth website.
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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].