Senior Control Systems Engineer | WAIO | Whaleback | FIFO or Resi
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
We are seeking a suitable candidate who models our values and company purpose to fulfil the role of Senior Control Systems Engineer – Fixed plant Maintenance.
Reporting to the Lead Electrical Engineer, your duties will include:
- Ensure conformance with the BHP Charter, the BHP Group Level Documents, Code of Conduct, and relevant statutory obligations.
- Provide governance on all proposed control systems changes.
- Investigate and identify the root causes of plant downtime related to process control, and the solutions required to prevent repeat events from occurring.
- Support Continuous Improvement of the reliability of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Safety Critical system (SCS) in Balance machines ( Stackers/reclaimers)
- Provide site based control systems support to breakdowns and production critical issues.
- Liaison with Production, Maintenance and GTS stakeholders to propose control systems improvement initiatives, support the planning, design, and execution of these initiatives.
- Provide control systems technical and governance support to Engineering, Technology and Asset projects.
This role can either be residential at Newman on a 5:2 roster, or FIFO from Perth to Newman on a 5:2/4:3 roster ; flexible arrangements can be discussed.
About You
The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, and the ability work with a wide range of stakeholders throughout the business. You will have the following skills and attributes:
- Tertiary qualification in Electrical or Mechatronic or Control System Engineering or Trade qualifications in Electrical or Instrumentation discipline in equivalent industry and/or organisational experience
- Minimum 6 years of experience in the role of Control Systems Engineer in processing industry
- Strong HSE and risk management focus,
- Excellent communication, fault finding, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills,
- Have strong organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks.
- Previous demonstrated control systems experience in the mining / resources sector
- Experience in configuring and programming Rockwell PLC’s as well as configuring Citect SCADA
- Functional Safety (TUV) qualified will be highly desirable
- Optional: Utilities background.
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.