Specialist Control Systems Engineer | Perth

BHP Group; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowances

Extra annual leave

Job summary

BHP Group is seeking a Control Systems Engineer to provide 24x7 first response support for breakdowns across WAIO Mines, based in Perth. You will coach CROs, monitor performance, and implement minor improvement projects to enhance safety and efficiency.

The role operates on a Lifestyle Roster with day/night shifts, offering shift allowances and extra annual leave within a Perth-based office.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Control Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with PLCs (Allen Bradley RSLogix5000 or Studio5000) and SCADA systems like Citect.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to prioritise in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 first response control systems support for breakdowns and investigations across WAIO Mines.
• Coach Control Room Operators to improve system understanding and asset operation.
• Proactively monitor Supply Chain performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement minor control systems improvement projects to reduce risk, cost and increase productivity.

Skills

PLC programming

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Prioritisation under pressure

Education

Electrical/Mechatronic/Control Systems Engineering degree

Tools

Allen-Bradley RSLogix/Studio 5000

Citect SCADA

Job description

Job Country

Australia

Job State/Province

Western Australia

Job Location/Region

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

Reporting to the Lead Control Systems Engineer within the WAIO Control Systems Team, this role provides 24 x 7 first response control systems support for breakdowns and investigations in our Fixed Plant assets across WAIO Mines, to ensure IROC Controllers operate equipment in the safest and most efficient manner; Implements improvement projects to achieve safer and more reliable process control thereby maintaining and improving process efficiencies, in line with our business plan.

Duties will include:

• Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development.
• Provide first response investigation and resolution of control systems breakdowns to the operation to ensure business continuity and minimise downtime.
• Provide Control Room Operator (CRO) coaching to improve control systems understanding and asset operation, as well as quantify improvement opportunities.
• Proactively monitor Supply Chain performance and raise improvement opportunities.
• Implement minor control systems improvement projects to reduce risk, reduce cost and increase productivity.

This position is based in our Perth Office and will work on our Lifestyle Roster, working a rotatingpattern of day and night shifts.

Employees on this roster enjoy two full weekends off out of four and will align to the following shift rotation: 2D2N5X, 2D3N4X, 3D2N5X. You will benefit from additional shift allowances, as part of your remuneration package. As an added benefit, those on a Lifestyle Roster will also enjoy an additional week of annual leave per year.

About You

• We’re looking for individuals who are passionate, eager to learn and committed to making a positive impact. Whether you’re an experienced Control Systems Engineer or someone with transferable skills and a strong desire to grow in this field, we want to hear from you.
• You may have qualifications such as a degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Control Systems Engineering, or relevant trade qualifications. Experience with PLCs (particularly Allen Bradley RSLogix5000 or Studio5000) and SCADA systems like Citect is highly valuable, as is relevant industry experience.
• Ideally, you will have experience working within large scale bulk handling operations, encompassing crushing, screening, stacking, reclaiming, automated train loading and unloading, and ship loading operations in the past, though not essential.
• As the successful candidate, you will be highly organised and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills (including root-cause analysis) with the ability to prioritise effectively in a high-pressure environment.

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.

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.

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 [e-mail].