Electrical & Instrumentation Technician, Surface - Olympic Dam - 7 / 7

BHP; Roxby Downs; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in Roxby Downs is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to perform maintenance on fixed plant operations. The successful candidate will have recognized qualifications in Electrical and Instrumentation trades and a commitment to safety. This position offers various working arrangements and includes attractive benefits such as annual bonuses and flexible working options.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Shares program

Employee recognition program

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven commitment to safety and ability to speak up.
• South Australian A-class Electrical Workers license (or ability to obtain).
• Experience working in a similar role with Fixed Plant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute planned and unplanned maintenance on fixed plant.
• Perform routine maintenance, inspections, and checks.
• Assist in resolving E&I issues affecting performance.

Skills

Electrical Trade qualification

Instrumentation experience

Ability to work autonomously

Adaptability to change

Education

Australian recognised Electrical Trade qualification

Australian recognised Instrumentation Trade qualification

Job description

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.

Our Operations - 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.

Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7 / 7 day / night roster pattern arrangement with residential, FIFO (from Adelaide) or DIDO options available.

About the Role

We currently have a role available for an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician to join our Mining Maintenance department. In this role you will be responsible for executing planned and unplanned maintenance activities on fixed plant within a mining environment. Your work will contribute to optimal production, equipment performance and availability, as well as improving reliability and ensuring that we are well placed for future growth within mining operations. You will be trained on the BHP Operating System (BOS), as well as contribute to the company’s focus on standardised work.

In this role you will :

• Comply to and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day
• Carry out unplanned and planned routine maintenance, inspections and checks to Surface / Underground electrical equipment and instrumentation
• Assist in resolution of E&I issues affecting equipment performance and availability
• Review and update maintenance schedule plans and equipment history
• Provide E&I trade skills to perform care maintenance tasks within the electrical maintenance area, to ensure overall reliability and stability
• Develop and revise operating and maintenance procedures
• Communicate plant status to appropriate departments
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping in all work areas

About You

• Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm’s way
• Australian recognised Electrical Trade qualification (essential)
• Australian recognised Instrumentation Trade qualification (essential)
• South Australian A-class Electrical Workers license (or ability to obtain)
• Experience working in a similar role with exposure to Fixed Plant (preferred)
• Instrumentation experience (essential)
• Ability to work autonomously, or as part of a team
• Ability to confidently make decisions relating to your work, or elevate if needed
• Adaptable and responsive to change, as well as learning new information

BENEFITS

BHP offers an array of attractive perks to our employees, not limited to annual bonus, shares program, employee recognition program, heavily discounted corporate offers and so much more. To hear more about the benefits we offer our employees, please take a moment to play Why choose BHP for your career?

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

28th November at Midnight SA Time,.

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 Workforece

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 includesgender,age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

B 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, email us at