Senior Specialist - Fleet Management - WAIO Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance (Perth)

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 looking for a Senior Specialist – Fleet Management within the WAIO Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance team. 

Working closely with Maintenance Execution, Reliability, Rail Engineering GTS, Planning and Integrated Operations teams, you will support the delivery of safe, reliable and sustainable fleet management outcomes through strong leadership, risk management, continuous improvement and people development. 

Reporting to the Superintendent Fleet Management, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure conformance with the BHP Charter, the BHP Group Level Documents, Code of Conduct, and relevant statutory obligations
• Coaching the Fleet Management execution team across Field Leadership, hazard reporting, improvement pipeline, investigations, sustainable process building and risk management
• Attraction and retention strategy, including talent identification and coaching
• Challenging and developing the applicable workforce plan and operating strategy to deliver departmental KPIs
• Support with rail material risk controls (CCVs, CCEs)
• Coordinate between Maintenance Execution, Reliability, Rail Engineering GTS, and Planning teams to ensure improvements are locked into the work management cycle
• Coach and lead field leadership activities, including Layered Audits, Planned Task Confirmations, Critical Control Observations and Take Time Talks.
• Support Supervisors to ensure consistency in communication and aligned process across crews
• Support an environment where it safe to speak-up and discuss issues
• Provide leave coverage for the Superintendent Fleet Management
• Provide guidance, direction and coaching to support and develop Fleet Management Specialists
• Assist in organising and facilitation of leadership and team days

About You

As the successful applicant you will possess the following:

• Rail / Rolling Stock Maintenance / Integrated Operations experience (essential)
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Reliability or related discipline (desirable)
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant data platforms and control systems
• Current full West Australian “C” class motor vehicle license or current equivalent Australian State motor vehicle license.
• Willingness and availability to travel to site, where required
• People leadership experience
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Firm understanding of risk management
• Business Improvement acumen and manufacturing / improvement mindset
• Strong communication and change management skills
• Practical experience in project delivery, campaign maintenance and/or business improvement

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. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal. 

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.