General Manager

**Date**:24 Sep 2024**Job Posting End Date**:
**Job Country**:Australia**Job State/Province**:New South Wales**Job Location/Region**:Hunter Valley**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- Reporting into the Vice President, NSWEC and leading a significant team, the General Manager - Mt Arthur Coal Mine is accountable for the substantial mine site operations. This is a critical leadership role optimizing Asset safety, productivity and output of the Asset.- This role is based residentially (DiDo) the Hunter Valley Region, New South Wales, Australia.- A key member of the Asset Leadership Team, the General Manager - Mt Arthur Coal Mine is responsible for:

- A safe system of work to protect the health and safety of people and the environment in accordance with statutory and BHP requirements
- A culture in which engagement, inclusion and diversity thrive, so that everyone is motivated and supported to realise their full potential
- Operating performance targets together with plans that demonstrate how these will be achieved through the Corporate Alignment Planning (CAP) processes
- A capital program that maximises shareholder returns, and complies with the capital approvals process
- Safeguarding and enhancing the standing and reputation of BHP especially to our host communities.
- Key accountabilities in this role are to:
- Deliver a safe system of work. Keep our people safe, injury free and healthy by enabling our Step-up Culture, Charter Values, and Code of Business Conduct. As both a Risk Owner and next up manager to many risk owners, be responsible and accountable to ensure that critical controls are managed and material risk is maintained in a well-controlled state across the Mt Arthur Mine.
- Create a culture in which engagement, inclusion and diversity thrive. Create a culture of care by being a visible safety and people leader, who engages, listens to feedback, shares context, develops and coaches your team
- Inspire and challenge employees to continually improve and get better every day through a teaching mentality; helping employees find answers and solutions themselves. Help employees learn from their mistakes and celebrate achievements & successes
- Ensure cross-functional integration, build trustful relationships, influence and collaborate to deliver safe performance and improve productivity. Demonstrate openness and humility to seek help and learn from others
- Drive and promote cost efficiency and productivity improvements - identify and solve problems with a collaborative approach
- Maintain a performance management system to monitor and control the availability utilization rate to provide a stable and predictable operation. Strive for zero breakdowns and zero unplanned downtime through proactive defect elimination and lifecycle asset management
- Lead with business acumen and understand capital management; collaborate with other operations in the Asset to ensure capital is managed and prioritized for the optimal ROI
- Demonstrate an understanding of asset production supply chain and operation level flow optimisation; mastering the Corporate Alignment Planning process
- About You- We value diversity in thinking and your career to date will testify to your ability get the best from a diverse and inclusive team culture. You will be able to demonstrate strong business acumen, have an understanding of the key drivers of mineral processing. Energetic and results-orientated, you work well under pressure bringing attention to detail and an ability to meet multiple and interdependent deadlines.- You are able to establish credibility through your strong technical ability, leadership and excellent communication skills. You relate well with people with an engaging style allowing you to communicate enthusiastically and build strong working relationships with an acute focus on safety.**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.

**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 progr