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Date: 5 Aug 2025

Job Posting End Date: 06-Sep-2025;13:59:59GMT

Job Country:

Australia

Job State/Province: Queensland

Job Location/Region: Bowen Basin

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

BMA Goonyella Riverside Mine are currently seeking qualified and experienced Mechanical Fitters. As part of the maintenance crew, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and safety of heavy mining equipment and infrastructure.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing, safety-focused team in a dynamic and rewarding work environment. Learn more about working at Goonyella HERE

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance, repairs, and inspections on a wide range of fixed and mobile plant equipment including conveyors, pumps, crushers, draglines, and CHPP infrastructure

• Conduct preventative and breakdown maintenance in accordance with site procedures and schedules

• Fault finding, diagnostics, and mechanical troubleshooting

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities using CMMS systems

• Work collaboratively with other trades and production teams to minimise downtime and enhance equipment reliability

• Maintain compliance with safety and environmental standards at all times

About You

• Trade qualified Mechanical Fitter (Cert III Engineering – Mechanical Trade or equivalent)

• Experience in a coal mining or heavy industrial environment

• Proficient with fault-finding and troubleshooting large fixed plant and mobile equipment

• Knowledge of maintenance procedures for conveyor systems, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics, and bearings

• Current coal board medical and Standard 11 (or willingness to obtain)

• Strong safety focus and a proactive approach to risk management

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently

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.

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers' health assessment.

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers' health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment. For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

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.

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