Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is now available, and we want the very best of the best on deck to lead the team and collectively deliver exceptional results.
At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We truly value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration, we are here to unlock your value and offer opportunities that supercharge your career to go beyond what is possible.
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Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Department: Mining Operations
Manager: Manager – Mining Operations
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
Applications close: January 19 2025
You Will Be Responsible For:The Superintendent Mining Operations is responsible for safely executing the 13-week mine plan, that is, production and development physicals including vertical development (raisebore), safety performance along with cost compliance to budget.
You will do this through providing the interface between our numerous mining contract partners and employees (those doing the work) and our Mining and Technical and Technology Teams (the planners). You will be expected to be the contract superintendent for several contracts; engaging and managing these contractors to ensure their performance is reflective of our business expectations and aspirations, along with a leader amongst the short-term technical services team; providing guidance and mentoring to Engineers. Several of which will be your direct reports.
It is expected that you will drive continuous improvements in safety and production, including processes and systems, which is essential in a SLC production ramp-up and development and operational readiness phase of a block cave.
This is a leadership role within the Carrapateena Mining Team, the team with the largest workforce on site, and with it comes the responsibility and opportunity to have a significant impact on the performance, safety and culture of the operation.
About You: Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience in safety leadership. Long standing experience in underground mining; SLC or BC experience highly regarded. Experience in mine design, scheduling, and production activities. Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering, desirable, but not essential. Mine managers competency desirable, but not essential. Project management experience highly regarded. Contract(or) management experience. Commercial acumen and ability to make data driven and informed business decisions. Ability to interact successfully with multiple internal stakeholders. Proven experience in coaching and mentoring of team members. 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 includes gender, 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 inclusion@bhp.com