Control Systems Specialist

About BHPAt 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

• This role is offered FIFO, DIDO or residential in Roxby Downs working a 7 days on 7 days off roster.

As apart of the Technology Team for Copper SA, you will be reporting to the Supervisor Technology Operations Olympic Dam Mine. This role will support our process Control Systems within the mine including; critical air/water/fuel services, locomotive control and monitoring of auxiliary systems.In this role you will:

• Ensure an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
• Investigate and identify the root cause of related downtime caused by Control Systems while identifying and executing solutions to prevent repeat events from occurring.
• Standardising and improving our code in Control Systems including all critical controls ensuring minimised safety, risk, volume, or cost impacts.
• Strict adherence to the management of change processes.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and routine inspections of process control equipment.
• Execute Control Systems design and commissioning for minor plant modifications and new equipment installation.
• 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.
• Be one team focused closely supporting our wider Technology project and operational teams when required.

About You

• 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.
• Further experience in heavy or mining industry would be well regarded.
• Experience in solving multi-faceted problems. Experience in instrumentation and hardware troubleshooting highly regarded.
• Strong PLC programming and hardware configuration skills as well as SCADA/HMI programming skills (preferably experienced across the Rockwell Automation product suite, Citect SCADA and Factory Talk View).
• Demonstrated previous experience in Field Communication protocols: EthernetIP, Modbus, Profibus & DeviceNet
• Valid Australian C class driver's license.
• High degree of competence with Industrial Control System design, development, deployment, transition and support.

About Our ProcessAt 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.If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.Supporting a Diverse WorkforceThe 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.