Mine Controller

About 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 IOPS

Brookfield Place is home to BHP Iron Ore’s state-of-the-art Integrated Operations team (IOPS) at Iron Ore.  Our Control Centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using advanced, real-time technology to enable visibility and control, across the entire Iron Ore supply chain. 

As a technology enabled centre of excellence, IPRO employees work collaboratively with site on a shift-to-shift basis to make faster decisions improving safety and optimising value across the supply chain.

Within IPRO, you will work with passionate, innovative and results driven individuals who bring the best of themselves to what they do. Coming from diverse backgrounds, they embrace new ways of working and benefit from comprehensive training to prepare them for their roles.

About the Role

• Lifestyle Roster (combination of days/nights with no shift change)
• Career Development and Education Opportunities
• Matched Super Contributions
• 5 Weeks annual leave per annum
• Employee discounts and Novated leasing

Joining the Autonomous Control team, you will be working in an exciting, fast-paced team environment which is dynamic and strives to continuously improve. Working in collaboration with site personnel you will be responsible for achieving safety and production targets, by enabling the effective operation of our Autonomous Fleet using the Command MineStar Fleet Management System.

Reporting to the Supervisor AHS Control, you will safely execute the daily operations plan while optimising the utilisation of the Autonomous Truck Fleet. You will take an active role in ensuring compliance to schedule and operating philosophies, driving a culture that not only conforms to company safety standards, but also seeks to continuously improve operating efficiency and realise cost benefits.

A competitive salary is on offer which includes employee share options, employer matched super contributions and a performance-based bonus scheme. We offer an even time lifestyle roster.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Commitment to a safe working environment.
• Manage the autonomous fleet effectively and efficiently.
• Maximise equipment productivity and efficiency in accordance to the 24 hour mine and maintenance plan.
• Maintain the integrity of the mine model by ensuring virtual road network replicates the physical road network,
• Cultivate positive relationships through effective communication and consultation with leaders, team members and site.

About You

• Previous Mine Control or System Builder experience
• Thorough understanding of FMS such as MineStar Command for hauling.
• High level of computer literacy and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Have a collaborative approach, with the ability to engage and influence.
• Strategic, forward thinker with the ability to perform in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
• Team player, strong communicator confident in collaborating with stakeholders across departments and sites.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.