Production Supervisor Prestrip | Goonyella Riverside | BMA

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 here

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced safety and people-focused leader to join Load and Haul at Goonyella Riverside as a Production Prestrip Supervisor.

Reporting to the Load and Haul Superintendent, you will lead and support a team of frontline Operators to create a safe, inclusive, and high-performing work environment to deliver business outcomes. In this role, you will manage the circuit health of the autonomous haulage truck fleet, operation of electric shovels, excavators and associated ancillary equipment. Working a 7/7 day/night roster, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your leadership capability, influence team culture, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in a large world-class mining operation.

Key responsibilities

• Support and encourage strong levels of engagement to drive our site safety and performance
• Have an overriding commitment to the sustainability of our inclusive and safety focused workplace culture
• Utilise the BHP Operating System to create a meaning purpose, monitor operational performance, remove areas of waste, and manage improvement projects
• Ensure compliance with the relevant statutory and regulatory mine site requirements
• Investigate incidents and support the implementation of sustainable solutions
• Coach and mentor your team while supporting their development and personal achievements
• Manage workloads and allocate duties across the production team to deliver the plan and ensure performance targets are achieved
• Hold pre-shift briefings, communicate effectively, and manage workplace conflict to resolve issues
• By routine, personal inspection and daily interactions, monitor performance of equipment and compliance with operating procedures
• Build partnerships and maintain strong working relationships with customers and key stakeholders across the business
• Safely and proactively execute short term production plans to maximise equipment utilisation to achieve targets
• Monitor and report against daily plan and elevate unplanned and non-routine activity or performance to the Superintendent

About You

You enjoy developing others, building strong team cultures and delivering results safely. You bring operational mining experience and a collaborative leadership style that inspires trust and engagement. Demonstrated operational experience in a load and haul environment, the ability to manage complex and challenging conversations, and a sound understanding of Enterprise Agreements (EAs) and industrial relations practices will be key to your success. Your experience with building relationships with key stakeholders, navigating union interactions, and providing effective people and workforce support in a complex operational setting will be highly valued.

• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring teams within an operational environment
• Proven experience in open cut mining, production or prestrip operations
• S123 and G2 qualifications, or the ability to obtain
• A current Queensland Open Driver's Licence
• A commitment to safety, inclusion and continuous improvement
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to make sound decisions and solve problems in a dynamic environment

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, 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 inclusion@bhp.com.