Senior Underground Production Engineer – Drill & Blast Lead

BHP; Adelaide; In loco; AUD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Career development

Competitive pay & share plan

Flexible work options

Wellbeing support

Paid parental leave

Recognition programs

Descrizione del lavoro

BHP is seeking a Senior Production Engineer for Carrapateena to lead underground production with emphasis on drill and blast, safety and continuous improvement. You will report to the Production Operations Superintendent and guide planning, monitoring performance, and uplift initiatives across the operation.

Based on this role, you will drive data integrity, QA/QC, and collaboration with operations, technical services, contractors and survey teams to achieve targets while maintaining a safe,

Competenze

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Underground production engineering experience, especially drill & blast.
• Experience coordinating production schedules to meet targets.
• Exposure to cave mining or large-scale underground mining.
• Proficiency with mining software including Deswik (UGDB preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for production data interpretation.
• Effective stakeholder engagement across operational and technical teams.
• Commitment to safety, field leadership and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work autonomously while supporting others.
• Valid driver’s license with manual vehicle competency.

Mansioni

• Provide technical leadership in Drill and Blast to production engineers.
• Review and maintain the Production Management Plan for alignment with targets and safety requirements.
• Monitor drilling, blasting and production outcomes; provide timely updates to stakeholders.
• Support weekly production drilling and bogging schedules to maximise performance.
• Develop recovery, re-drill and slashing plans to address challenges.
• Conduct blast performance reviews, vibration assessments and post-firing analysis.
• Monitor draw performance, lead-lag compliance and production variances.
• Maintain production databases, CaveMap data and planning systems for accuracy.
• Validate production performance metrics (tonnes, drill metres, firings, etc.).
• Perform QA/QC across production drilling, firing and rise charging activities.
• Conduct underground inspections and field leadership activities.
• Collaborate with operations, surveying, data specialists and contractors to safely meet targets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for production and efficiency.

Conoscenze

Underground production engineering

Drill and blast

Deswik UGDB

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Safety leadership

Autonomous working

Team mentoring

Formazione

Mining Engineering degree

Strumenti

Deswik

Descrizione del lavoro

BHP is seeking a Senior Production Engineer for Carrapateena to lead underground production with emphasis on drill and blast, safety and continuous improvement. You will report to the Production Operations Superintendent and guide planning, monitoring performance, and uplift initiatives across the operation.

Based on this role, you will drive data integrity, QA/QC, and collaboration with operations, technical services, contractors and survey teams to achieve targets while maintaining a safe,