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Process Technician | West Australian Nickel | Kalgoorlie Residential

Date: 20 Aug 2025

Job Posting End Date: 03-Sep-2025;15:59:59GMT

Job Country:

Australia

Job State/Province: Western Australia

Job Location/Region: Kalgoorlie, Goldfields and Esperance

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 the Role

Process Technician to join our Processing team at Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter working in a team consisting of 6 members on a 5/2 4/3 roster. This role is critical in ensuring optimal performance of the fixed plant and the monitoring of equipment in preservation state.

Reporting to the Process Supervisor Preservation, you will:

• Be able to work under autonomously supervision, safely and efficiently to operate fixed plant (Acid, Neutralised, water recovery and fuel oil processes)
• Monitor and maintain equipment in preservation state
• Troubleshoot process issues(identify and manage risks to plant)
• Sample, daily inspections and reporting of plant required
• Monitoring and operation of control systems (DCS/PLC)

About You

Safe, self-motivated person who has good attention to detail and a willingness to want to perform in a small team environment.

To be successful in this role you should possess:

• Sound mechanical aptitude
• Minimum of 3 years' experience as a process technician
• Isolation and sound trouble shooting experience
• Forklift, Bobcat, Excavator, Working at Heights, Confined Space (all desirable)
• Current WA drivers Licence

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.

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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.

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