About BHP
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About the Role
Reporting to the Manager, Processing Production within the Jimblebar team, this position will be responsible for systematically analysing plant performance, defining how best to prioritise, plan, lead and implement improvements that safely deliver the most value and preserve the benefits created through standard work and established industry best practice from a Processing Production perspective.
- Produce production standards, targets and operating philosophies that ensure effective production process controls are maintained;
- Benchmark, monitor and analyse the performance of the production processes and outcomes to ensure plant production is predictable, stable and consistently operating at the target level of performance and within normal variation;
- Identify and prioritise value adding opportunities for performance improvement in plant availability/utilisation/rate to ensure we safely meet our business plan in a stable predictable manner;
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction and work to improve cost performance;
- Complete business case justification for prioritised improvements and facilitate hand over to execution teams;
- Assist with the planning, design and verification of improvement projects and ensure improvements are sustained, replicated and achieve desired outcome from a metallurgical perspective;
- Liaise with Production Scheduling with forecast planning providing plant capability and contributing to a robust plan to deliver production throughput and grade results.
This position will be based at our new ‘Jimblebar’ mine site on a fly-in fly-out 5/2 4/3 roster. Jimblebar is the first Greenfield mine in over 40 years to be both developed and operated by BHP Billiton Iron Ore and is located 40kms North East of Newman, Western Australia. The outstanding facilities at the brand new FIFO village include; a fully equipped gym, swimming pool, golf driving nets, outdoor cinema, netted cricket pitch, tennis and basketball court; beach volleyball court, games room and TV lounge. All rooms at the village have access to 3G wireless internet and Skype, an ensuite bathroom, flat screen television, refrigerator and air-conditioning.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:
- A Bachelor degree in either Applied Science or Engineering specializing in Mineral Processing or Metallurgy;
- Previous experience in Process Engineering, preferably within the mining sector;
- Strong communication, negotiation, influencing skills that enable exceptional relationship management;
- Demonstrated oral and written English language proficiency;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Minimum of C class WA drivers licence
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
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.