Senior Metallurgist Production Support | Olympic Dam | 5/2, 4/3 FIFO / 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 Olympic Dam
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.
About the Role
We are currently looking for a Senior Metallurgist on site at Olympic Dam to 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 Production Support 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. The key focus of this role will be in the Refinery (GR/ER) area.
Reporting to the Superintendent Production Support – Processing & Refinery you will be part of a team responsible for developing operating strategies, investigating performance variance, optimising performance, implementing improvements and assist with coaching team members to drive metallurgical depth.
This role is based at Olympic Dam on a 5/2, 4/3 roster with flexibility. FIFO ex-Adelaide, DIDO or residential options are offered.
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
- Exercise a proficient level of technical knowledge and expertise to independently make informed decisions
- 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
- Provides leadership within Production Support team and mentors on metallurgical aspects of plant operation including analysis and interpretation of production metallurgy data
- 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
- Demonstrated continuous improvement initiatives
- Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical or Process Engineering
- Previous experience in a refinery environment (electrorefining / goldroom)
How to Apply
Please apply before 2 July 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.