Senior Mining Engineer Camelot Deployment Nickel West FIFO 5/2 4/3

About BHP

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About Operations Services

BHP Operations Services delivers industry leading mining services across BHP operations Australia-wide with specialist capabilities in load and haul, fixed plant maintenance and mobile maintenance. BHP Operations Services has a strong focus on people capability and culture. Our people are our greatest asset and are at the centre of everything that we do. We focus on high performance safety and productivity through our people. With world-class training that is unmatched in the industry and the opportunity to advance your career across locations and commodities, join the team and make your place in BHP.

About the Role

BHP Operations Services Production team currently operates across various locations within Australia.

Operations Services Production is currently recruiting for a Senior Mining Engineer to work with our team at Nickel West, Camelot Deployment in Leinster. Reporting to our Operations Services, Superintendent Production, working in a fast-paced open cut environment, this role allows the ability to apply your experience and knowledge, and work with small and diversified team across numerous areas such as production and drill & blast.

In this role you will be responsible for support the development of the Mine Short Range Forecast and engineering plus optimising all drill & blast activities and designs to support the mine plan and Production Superintendent. Using your solid drill & blast skills and operational experience you will develop effective working relationships with the operational and planning teams and will ensure the efficient execution of short-term plans and schedules for an open cut production fleet.

The roster will be 5/2 & 4/3 FIFO.

Your key deliverables include:

• Supporting the development of the Mine Short Range Forecast (SRF) and identifying improvement opportunities for increased performance and safety;
• Produce, present and reconcile drill and blast designs to maintain drill productivity and desired fragmentation;
• Optimising bench turn over with D&B, dig and dump sequencing while marinating adequate blasted stock;
• Analysing and reporting on weekly and monthly production and D&B performance;
• Ordering and delivery reconciliation, magazine stock control;
• Defining performance trends and making recommendations for improvement while minimising cost through financial awareness;
• Produce daily, weekly, monthly plans, enabling activities for the front line team;
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration with all work groups.

About You

We are looking for an experienced candidate that has proven resource industry and site-based experience and leadership potential. You will be innovative with a bias to action, effectively influence others and have a strong ability to lead change.

Experience with business improvement methodologies such as BHP Operating Systems, and use of data management and analysis tools such as Spotfire or Corvus, would be highly beneficial. Relevant tertiary qualifications would be highly valued.

To be successful you will demonstrate the following:

• Overriding commitment to safety;
• Tertiary qualification related discipline in mining industry;
• Have strong pit design technical skills and experience (highly advantageous);
• Have 2+ years previous production D&B design and scheduling experience in open cut mining;
• Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach to finding practical solutions;
• Ability to engage with all levels of the business from frontline employees to senior management;
• Ability to build and report on deployment cost, statistics and performance;
• Proficient use of production systems, MS Office suite and mining software, including Vulcan, Trimble, Shot Plus and Deswik;
• Ability to design all aspects of D&B to support front line teams and machine guidance systems including exposure to FMS systems.

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.