Mechanical Fitter

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Date: 8 Aug 2025

Job Posting End Date: 24-Aug-2025;14:29:59GMT

Job Country:

Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Roxby Downs

About BHP

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Our Operations - Olympic Dam

Join Olympic Dam a safe, reliable, globally competitive business delivered by our people. At Olympic Dam we care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love. We believe Leadership drives culture and culture drives performance. All incidents are preventable and everyone has a role to play.

One of Australia's largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.

Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7/7 roster pattern arrangement with residential, FIFO (from Adelaide) or DIDO options available.

About the Role

The position will report to the Supervisor of the Surface Mechanical Maintenance Execution team where you will work closely with Surface Maintenance and Production teams, helping perform both planned and unplanned mechanical maintenance across the Hydromet and Solvent Extraction area.

In this role you will:

• Comply to and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day to achieve set goals
• Assist with any planned Mechanical maintenance and complete tasks in a safe and timely manner and safely
• Provide Mechanical trade skills to perform planned and or breakdown maintenance across all areas of the Hydromet and Solvent Extraction operations
• Work with your team to a high level of Safety, accountability and be able to build constructive team relationships
• Provide feedback to the Maintenance Supervisor on job progress as required

About You

• Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm's way
• Australian recognised Mechanical Trade (Fitter) qualifications
• High Risk License and associated qualifications (dogging and rigging etc) highly advantageous
• Excellent work ethic and accountable with a good team focus
• Able to work effectively in a team environment as well as work individually when required
• Ability to communicate well across multiple levels and disciplines throughout the business

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APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Sunday 24 August at Midnight SA Time.

BENEFITS:

BHP Employees receive a wide range of perks not limited to, Annual Bonus, Shares Plan, Employee Recognition Program, Extensive global discounts to travel, accomoation, tech, retail and so mcuh more, attractive parental policies, appealing allowances and more. To hear, play Lusha Playlists - A New Personalized Sales Experience

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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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 includesgender,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 .