Hoist Mechanical Specialist – FIFO, 8/6 roster

BHP Career Portal; South Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & bonuses

Employee share plan

Wellbeing support

Job summary

The Mechanical Specialist - Hoist position at Prominent Hill (BHP) is based in South Australia and operates on a rotating 8/6 FIFO roster from Adelaide or Port Augusta. The role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable hoisting and ore handling systems through expert maintenance, engineering collaboration and safety leadership.

You will work within a skilled team to optimise asset performance, develop maintenance scopes, and mentor supervisors and contractors, ensuring alignment with safety standards

Qualifications

• Australian recognised Mechanical Trade qualification.
• Extensive experience in underground mining, hoisting, heavy industrial or materials handling.
• Advanced knowledge of mine hoisting systems, ropes, braking, hydraulics, winches and related infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of reliability-centred maintenance principles and condition monitoring.
• Experience developing shutdown scopes and technical work packages for major maintenance.
• Proven ability to assess equipment risks, prioritise maintenance and provide recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example to foster safety, care and accountability in the Hoisting team.
• Provide specialist technical leadership for hoisting systems and mechanical assets.
• Complete inspections and condition monitoring to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in fault-finding and root cause investigations to improve performance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering to optimise reliability and availability.
• Provide oversight for hoisting shutdowns and major maintenance activities.

Skills

Australian recognised Mechanical Trade

Underground mining experience

Hoisting systems expertise

Reliability-centred maintenance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical coaching & mentoring

SAP or maintenance CMMS

Tools

SAP

Integrated Tool Carrier (ITC)

Job description

The Mechanical Specialist - Hoist position at Prominent Hill (BHP) is based in South Australia and operates on a rotating 8/6 FIFO roster from Adelaide or Port Augusta. The role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable hoisting and ore handling systems through expert maintenance, engineering collaboration and safety leadership.

You will work within a skilled team to optimise asset performance, develop maintenance scopes, and mentor supervisors and contractors, ensuring alignment with safety standards