Drill Controller

3 days ago


Perth, Australia BHP Full time

**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**:
In this Perth office-based role, you will optimise the utilisation of the autonomous drill fleet and safely deliver the drill plan for our Iron Ore mine sites.

Reporting to the Supervisor Drill Control you have responsibility for:

- Ensuring conformance with the BHP Charter, the BHP Group Level Documents, Code of Conduct and relevant statutory obligations
- Have an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development
- Collaborating and communicating with onsite teams to coordinate and schedule drilling related activities
- Ensuring all incidents, near misses or hazards are reported to the IROC Drill Control Supervisor
- Reporting any breaches of the Mines Regulations to the IROC Drill Control Supervisor including incidents and accidents
- Using established systems to recognise and control at risk behaviours and situations and effectively manage personnel and equipment interaction
- The operation of the drill once the machine is on a drill pattern
- Maximizing compliance to operational plan by optimizing the drilling activities within multiple work areas and drilling sequences
- Monitoring performance of equipment and compliance with mine operating procedures and updating the Shift Log with key events
- Continuous improvement through identifying system and operational process improvements in the use of the autonomous drilling system
- Liaising with site support teams to ensure drill availability is maximize

**Lifestyle Roster**

This position will work on our Lifestyle Roster, working a pattern of days and nights, with a block of days off at the end of each swing.

As an added benefit, those on a Lifestyle Roster will also enjoy an additional week of annual leave per year.

**About You**:

- Previous drill controller or pit viper experience would be advantageous but not essential
- Good at adapting to change and ability to work autonomously
- Good communication and relationship with management
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Basic level of computing skills
- Good time management skills and a high level of attention to detail
- Minimum of C class manual 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.

**Supporting a Diverse Workforce***:
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.


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