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

Our Warehousing & Logistics area are seeking a Preservation Maintenance Supervisor to join a technically motivated and results-driven team. Working within a core group, reporting directly to the Preservation Lead, this new role will ensure the delivery of quality preservation maintenance activities across 10 warehouses whilst managing a site-based Preservation team. You will ideally be based in the Bowen Basin region either in Mackay, Emerald or Moranbah with weekly travel between our warehouses required.

You will also be responsible for:

• An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development
• Raising the base condition of warehouse spares; that these are preserved and stored to a high standard
• Executing planned work orders to critical and non-critical spares
• Monitoring, tracking of preservation work and act (i.e. send for repair, repackaging and quality assurance checks when required) to mitigate any production loss
• Engaging and educating key stakeholders (i.e. vendors, warehouse and maintenance personnel, repairable team etc.) on the preservation strategy
• Performance management of a team of maintenance preservation technicians
• Ensuring purchase orders are created for contractors/services engaged, and vendors are paid on time

Please note FIFO within Queensland can be offered for the successful candidate

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.

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people (from the 31st of January 2022 or earlier depending on relevant state health directives). If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this new requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website (LINK)

About You

We have a strong focus on finding individuals with the right values, leadership, and communication skills. Your proven ability to motivate and manage a team is essential to your success in this role. Proven leadership experience in a supply chain role and/or maintenance background is essential. You will utilise your ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and have strong decision-making skills to achieve the best outcome for your Preservation team.

You will have access to technology that will enable you to work flexibly, which is key to BHP’s success in addressing the requirements of a diverse workforce.

Key requirements include:

• Previous maintenance or supply chain experience
• Electrical or mechanical trade qualification is advantageous
• SAP Warehousing and/or Plant Maintenance module knowledge
• Strong customer and stakeholder focus, with a good understanding of warehouse system and spares preservation
• An uncompromising commitment to safety
• A strong desire to led continuous improvement initiatives
• Forklift & drivers licence and willing to travel frequently to our various warehouses
• Ability to obtain and success fully execute S123 and G2 in QLD qualifications
• Certificate III in Warehousing and Distribution or Certificate III or IV in Transport and Logistics would be advantageous.

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 we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.