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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
As the Lead Mine Scheduling you will be responsible for the Dragline and Dozer Push design function at our Goonyella Riverside Mine. You will play a pivotal role driving technical leadership, continuous improvement, and governance in guiding the short-term and tactical mine direction. You will be responsible for leading, developing, and coaching a team of Mine Scheduling Specialists ensuring safe, accurate, and executable designs that enable delivery against SRF and Budget targets.
Learn more about working at Goonyella HERE
This is an outstanding opportunity for a strategic, detail-oriented mining professional who thrives on solving complex operational challenges working in a technologically advanced mining environment.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead the execution of the site’s dragline design strategy across Budget, Short Range Forecast (SRF), Weekly, and 24hr planning horizons.
· Prepare and present pit designs, dig sequencing, and reserves. Ensure tactical direction is fit-for-purpose, clearly communicated, and aligned across Planning, Survey, Geotechnical, and Production teams.
· Drive performance and continuous improvement through management of performance, problem solving, and improvement projects.
· Strengthen team capability through people development and training on dragline and dozer-specific principles and software.
· Comply with relevant policies, Our Requirements (ORs), and the SHMS.
About You
We’re looking for a passionate mining professional with a strong background in open-cut coal operations and a specialisation in dragline and dozer push planning and optimisation.
Essential Requirements:
· Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in mine planning, with a strong focus on dragline and dozer operations.
· Deep understanding of dragline mechanics and sequencing.
· Proficiency in mine planning softwares such as Deswik, Vulcan, Spry, XPAC.
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead cross-functional collaboration.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Demonstrated commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
Highly Regarded:
· Prior experience in a lead or senior mine planning role.
· Exposure to fleet management systems and real-time operational data analysis.
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.
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.
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