Metallurgical Superintendent | Carrapateena - SA | FIFO Site Based

BHP Career Portal; South Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Employee share program

Flexible working options

Parental leave

Job summary

BHP is seeking an experienced Metallurgical Superintendent to lead the Carrapateena Processing team in South Australia. You will provide technical direction, oversee metallurgical accounting and forecasting, and drive optimisation projects to improve safety, recovery, throughput, quality and cost performance.

This FIFO site role offers leadership opportunities, collaboration with operations, and a focus on copper and gold recovery within a large-scale processing operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in metallurgical operations, including base metal flotation and SABC grinding circuits.
• Proven leadership ability to mentor and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with passion for developing people and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead metallurgical activities across throughput, recovery, concentrate quality and plant availability.
• Partner with Processing and Maintenance teams to foster safety and operational excellence.
• Monitor plant performance, operating parameters and reagent consumption to meet targets and budgets.
• Manage metallurgical accounting, forecasting and reporting with high accuracy and integrity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Metallurgy, Laboratory and Processing personnel.
• Identify and deliver metallurgical optimisation projects to improve recovery and cost performance.
• Manage metallurgical test work and contribute to mine planning and budgeting.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Driver's license

Education

Metallurgy degree

Chemical Engineering

Minerals Processing

Job description

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Metallurgical Superintendent | Carrapateena - SA | FIFO Site Based

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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 seeking an experienced Metallurgical Superintendent to join Carrapateena within our Processing team.

Reporting to the Manager - Processing, in this key leadership role, you will provide technical direction to the Processing team, oversee metallurgical accounting and reporting, production forecasting and drive optimisation projects that enhance safety, recovery, throughput, quality and cost performance.

This is an opportunity to influence copper and gold recovery outcomes, and partner closely with operational leaders and contribute to the future success of a large-scale processing operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead metallurgical activities across throughput, recovery, concentrate quality and plant availability.
• Partner with Processing and Maintenance teams to foster a culture of safety, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Monitor plant performance, operating parameters and reagent consumption to ensure targets and budgets are achieved.
• Manage metallurgical accounting, forecasting and reporting, maintaining high standards of accuracy and technical integrity.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and support to Metallurgy, Laboratory, and Processing personnel.
• Identify, evaluate and deliver metallurgical optimisation projects that improve recovery, efficiency and cost performance.
• Manage metallurgical test work programs and provide technical input to mine planning, annual budgeting and life-of-mine planning.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Demonstrated experience in metallurgical operations, including within base metal flotation and SABC grinding circuits.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for developing people and driving operational excellence.
• Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing or a related discipline.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.

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.

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

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