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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
- Family friendly roster working 7 days on 7 days off, dayshift/nightshift rotation
- Nickel West value and respect employees, offering an inclusive and diverse environment
- Competitive salary on offer with attractive short term incentive program, 12% superannuation and a range of company benefits
Reporting to the Headframe Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, the Electrical Technician is responsible for the preventative and breakdown maintenance of all Fixed Plant equipment, materials handling system - apron feeders, rock breaker and conveyers, underground dewatering, primary ventilation and compressed air systems underground. You will be required to work with the highest priority to safety at all times and in doing so, supporting the Leinster Nickel Operation by being industry leaders in maintenance.
Nickel West Leinster
Leinster is located 375 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The operation sources nickel ore from the Perseverance Underground Mine and Cliffs Underground Mine before crushing and processing to produce a concentrate. The Leinster Village and Township offer a unique lifestyle with all the modern conveniences - an Olympic size swimming pool, health and fitness centre, race-course and even an 18 hole golf course.
About you
As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:
- Trade Qualified A Grade Electrician with a solid work history in the mining industry post trade
- High exposure to Instrumentation breakdowns and repairs
- High voltage switching qualification and experience preferred
- PLC fault finding and diagnostics
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
- Motivated individual who can work with minimal supervision
- Good computer skills, ideally with SAP or 1SAP knowledge
- Forklift and Elevated Work Platform Ticket preferred
- Rigging, confined space & working at heights will be highly regarded
- Experience across Fixed Plant and Underground operation
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.
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 workforce
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
We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately.
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