Emergency Services Officer | Nickel West (North) | 7:7

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 on the look-out for motivated and capable Emergency Services Officers to join the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team across our Nickel West Operations.

Reporting to the Security and Emergency Management Supervisor at the respective site, this role is vital in ensuring that all emergency response activities are performed in a safe, timely and efficient way. You will work as part of a dynamic team, bringing an empathetic and adaptable approach to the immediate and long-term health and safety of others, whilst driving and demonstrating the types of behaviour that set positive examples within BHP and surrounding communities.

You will be required to:

• Respond to mine site emergencies.
• Maintain operational emergency response equipment.
• Support our Drug and Alcohol program.
• Assist the site HSE team to execute a variety of health and safety related projects.
• Provide the highest possible standard of pre-hospital emergency care, adhering to treatment procedures, accurately completing documentation, and applying the correct operational procedure in response to the situation presented to them.
• Maintain an effective volunteer ERT capability through the delivery of scenario based emergency response training
• Commit to ongoing development of skills and qualifications to maintain competencies and clinical scope of practice.

This role will suit a highly capable team player who is motivated to collaborate with site and HSE teams to ensure that everyone goes home safe every day to do the things they love. Above all, your positive attitude and willingness to learn is integral to the success of the team.

You will also have:

• Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue, or equivalent / higher.
• Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance), or equivalent / higher
• Minimum of Heavy Rigid Class drivers license
• Underground Search and Rescue (highly desired)
• Rescue experience in firefighting, ambulance, defence forces or any emergency service (preferred).
• Comprehensive technical understanding of risk management and/or operational mining experience.
• Excellent communication skills and interaction experience with personnel, patients, or customer service
• Ability to make effective decisions in rapidly unfolding situations.

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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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 *********@bhp.com.