Technical Area Manager BHP CuSA

Weir; The Corporation of the City of Whyalla; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering firm seeks a Technical Area Manager to enhance customer solutions for BHP Copper SA. Responsibilities include fostering relationships with clients, improving safety culture, and implementing growth strategies. Applicants should have 3-5 years of relevant experience, a mechanical background, and a driver’s license. This role emphasizes customer satisfaction and technical product application, supporting Weir's mission in delivering efficient and sustainable mining solutions.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Opportunities for growth

Supportive company culture

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant industry experience or direct sales experience in industrial markets.
• Hold a current driver's license.
• Prior experience with Weir Products is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to zero harm behaviors.
• Develop continuous improvement trials to lower customer costs.
• Complete inspections and provide troubleshooting recommendations.
• Maintain comprehensive customer data.
• Track market share and opportunity gap analysis.
• Train customer personnel in Company product applications.

Skills

Customer focused

Solutions-based thinking

Mechanical knowledge

Business development

Education

Bachelor degree in Mining, Process or Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Trade or Engineering qualification

Job description

Technical Area Manager - BHP Copper SA

Weir Minerals

Roxby Downs or Wingfield

Onsite

As the Technical Area Manager for BHP CuSA , you will be a tenacious, customer focused and solutions-based individual who thrives on thinking outside the box to deliver a quality product to your clients.

With a focus on Brand Stack and Aftersales Support products, you will be working side by side with the Key Account Manager BHP CuSA and all levels of clients from Superintendents to Production and Maintenance staff. You will create relationships through both face-to-face site visits and office-based communications.

Using your mechanical or business development, skills, you will foster trust, reliability and strength through knowledge of the Weir Group of products and services, with the ultimate goal of having integrated solutions.

Why choose Weir

Be part of a global organisation dedicated to building a better future : At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way : Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong : Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First : Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
• Develop a portfolio of continuous improvement trials that lower the customers Total Ownership Costs and achieves the Targets of the Performance Based Agreement with the customer
• Complete inspections, troubleshoot equipment and service problems and provide recommendations to both the business and customers for action
• Maintain comprehensive data on past and planned activities, customer information and customer calls
• Track & report market share and opportunity GAP analysis focusing on closing the gap
• Develop and achieve growth and aftersales retention strategies that cascade down into site specific objectives customised to individual customers’ needs
• Maintain technical knowledge of customer process to allow the development and improvement of customer operations specifically for aftermarket performance
• Train key Customer personnel in the application and operation of Company products
• Support the overall wider brand stack and aftersales support growth strategy by supporting East regions customers and peers as required

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications

• Hold a current driver's license
• Mechanical Trade, Engineering qualification or trade technical knowledge (Highly Advantageous)
• Prior experience with Weir Products (Highly Advantageous)
• 3-5 years relevant industry experience OR,
• 3-5 years direct sales experience within industrial markets with technical exposure.
• Bachelor degree, preferable Mining, Process or Mechanical Engineering (Advantageous)

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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