AddressAbout 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
We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Control Systems Engineer to join the Mooka Control Systems Team based in Port Hedland. This role will provide you the opportunity to excel in your career and extend your technical expertise working across a number of different control system assets.
The role can be a FIFO | 5/2 4/3, 4/3 4/3, 8/6 or residential
Reporting to the Lead Control Systems Engineer, You will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Support Functional Safety Lifecycles including Impact Assessments for changes to Functional Safety Systems
- Participate/lead Risk Assessments, Audits and Functional Safety Proof Tests
- Provide technical stewardship through a variety of minor work in the electrical and control systems space
- Provide governance on all proposed control systems changes on site including risk assessment, compliance to design standards and verification
- Maintaining and updating technical documentation
- Investigate and identify the root causes of plant downtime by analysing control systems data, identify and execute solutions to prevent repeat events from occurring
- Provide control systems on site support to breakdowns and production critical issues
- Initiate and implement minor control systems improvement work to achieve safer and more reliable plant, thereby maintaining and improving process efficiencies in line with our business plan
- Execute electrical, instrument and control systems design and commissioning for minor plant modifications and new equipment installation
- Some shift work may be required for implementation of improvements or to support the team with leave coverage.
About You
- Committed to excellent safety standards, you will possess evidence of an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility, and sustainable development and technical regulatory compliance
- Competence in configuring and programming various control system platforms including Safety PLCs, Siemens PLCs, and WinCC. Also desirable will be experience with AGV systems, SQL, Siemens CNCs.
- Knowledgeable in analogue and discrete sensors (e.g. level, flow, pressure, temperature, position).
- TÜV Functional Safety Engineer certification is highly desirable.
- Tertiary qualification in Electrical or Mechatronic or Control Systems Engineering or Trade qualifications in Electrical or Instrumentation discipline in equivalent industry and/or organisational experience
- Valid Australian ‘C’ Class Manual Drivers Licence is essential
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
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 a 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.
