Dewatering Field Service Technician | 8/6 or 8/20 | FIFO | Talent Pool

Dewatering Field Service Technician | 8/6 or 8/20 | FIFO | Talent Pool

Date: 15 Sept 2025

Job Posting End Date: 20-Oct-2025; 15:59:59GMT

Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: Western Australia

Job Location/Region:

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 Opportunity

Newman Operations Dewatering are currently seeking an experienced Field Service Technician for servicing and maintaining the reliability of our diesel-driven water pumps and generators. These roles are based on a 8/6 or 8/20 days shift only roster FIFO from Perth.

While pump & generator experience is preferred, it is not essential; however, diesel engine experience is essential with a willingness to upskill and learn.

Typical duties will include:

- Carry out scheduled service, inspections and repairs to diesel-powered water pumps & generators in the field.
- Perform routine checks and troubleshooting of pumps and diesel engines.
- Ensure all equipment is functioning efficiently and safely.
- Attend breakdowns and diagnose issues in the field.
- Record servicing information in Fiori/1SAP and other documentation.
- Demonstrate compliance with BHP policies and procedures.
- Implement, adhere and work to improve the current safety processes at BHP.

About You:

- Trade qualification - Diesel Mechanical or Mechanical Fitting
- Basic Dewatering knowledge advantageous
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Exceptional time management skills
- Able to prioritise competing requirements and adapt to change
- Willingness to find and improve better ways of working
- Relevant Trade Certificate – Mechanical or Mechanical Fitting (or significant relevant work experience)
- Experience in a similar role maintaining diesel-powered water pumps & generators
- Current West Australian Driver’s Licence (HR-MR advantageous)
- Demonstrated OH&S Awareness
- White card

Software knowledge Requirements:

- Technically proficient / Computer savvy
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- SAP / Fiori knowledge advantageous

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.

Please note: We are advertising this position in anticipation of future requirements and may not have an immediate opening in this area. At BHP, things move quickly, and new opportunities are always emerging.

We’re building a pool of talented individuals who are interested in being considered when the right role becomes available. If you're keen to join us, we’d love to hear from you. We’ll match your skills and experience to upcoming opportunities as they arise.

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