Supervisor Processing | Goonyella Riverside | BMA

BHP Career Portal; Queensland; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Employee share program

Job summary

BHP is seeking a motivated Supervisor Processing to lead CHPP operations at Goonyella Riverside Mine in Queensland. You will manage daily production targets, safety performance, and team development while partnering with engineers and maintenance to optimise coal flow.

This role offers a 7/7 day/night roster and a focus on continuous improvement, operational risk management, and strong safety leadership within a large, diverse mining operation.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience within a CHPP, mineral processing plant, or heavy industrial operation is essential
• Relevant trade, operational, or tertiary qualification in processing, engineering, mining, or a related discipline (desirable).
• Strong understanding of processing operations, plant performance, and operational risk management
• Proven ability to lead teams and foster a positive, high-performing culture
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making capability
• Knowledge of the BHP BOS systems would be advantageous
• A strong commitment to safety leadership and continuous improvement
• Exposure to SAP, PI, SCADA, or other operational systems will be highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise day-to-day CHPP operations to achieve production, quality, and safety objectives
• Promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership, risk management, and compliance with site standards
• Build partnerships and maintain strong working relationships with customers and key stakeholders across the business
• Safely and proactively execute short term production plans to maximise equipment utilisation achieve quality targets
• Work closely with Process Engineers, Coordinators, Coal Operations, and Maintenance to ensure optimised, efficient coal flow
• Monitor and report against daily plan and elevate unplanned and non-routine activity or performance to the Superintendent
• Coordinate operational activities to maximise plant performance
• Monitor process performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Ensure operational compliance with environmental, quality, and statutory requirements

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Team development

Risk management

Problem solving

Decision making

BHP BOS knowledge

Education

Trade/operational/tertiary qualification in processing/engineering/mining

Tools

SAP

SCADA

PI

Job description

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Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: Queensland

Job Location/Region: Bowen Basin

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.

We are seeking a motivated and safety-focused Supervisor Processing to lead operational teams within our Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP). Based at Goonyella Riverside Mine and reporting to the Processing Superintendent, you will be responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance while leading and developing a team of operators to achieve production targets.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Processing professional with strong leadership capability and a passion for operational excellence, continuous improvement and team development.

This role will work a 7/7 day/night roster.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise day-to-day CHPP operations to achieve production, quality, and safety objectives
• Promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership, risk management, and compliance with site standards
• Build partnerships and maintain strong working relationships with customers and key stakeholders across the business
• Safely and proactively execute short term production plans to maximise equipment utilisation achieve quality targets
• Work closely with Process Engineers, Coordinators, Coal Operations, and Maintenance to ensure optimised, efficient coal flow
• Monitor and report against daily plan and elevate unplanned and non-routine activity or performance to the Superintendent
• Coordinate operational activities to maximise plant performance
• Monitor process performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Ensure operational compliance with environmental, quality, and statutory requirements

About You

• Supervisory experience within a CHPP, mineral processing plant, or heavy industrial operation is essential
• Relevant trade, operational, or tertiary qualification in processing, engineering, mining, or a related discipline (desirable).
• Strong understanding of processing operations, plant performance, and operational risk management
• Proven ability to lead teams and foster a positive, high-performing culture
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making capability
• Knowledge of the BHP BOS systems would be advantageous
• A strong commitment to safety leadership and continuous improvement
• Exposure to SAP, PI, SCADA, or other operational systems will be highly regarded

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 and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance based bonuses and unique BHP employee share program.

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, people with disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.
BHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability.