Process Technician

**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 to the Packing Supervisor. the Packaging Team safely and efficiently maintains the flow of products to our customers. You will work in a team that plays a part in the Nickel Refinery’s journey to become the leading producer of high quality nickel products and the biggest global producer of nickel sulphate.

As a process technician, your role will include packing and loading intermediate and finished products for our customers. This includes Nickel Sulphate, an ingredient used in the production of batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage market that is produced here at the Kwinana Nickel Refinery.

You will also have the opportunity to operate in a fully automated bagging plant. This role is offered on a sportsman roster **2D2N5X 2D3N4X 3D2N5X** and will require flexibility to meet packing and shipping schedules.

**About You**:

- Previous experience in a warehouse/logistics environment
- Able to work to meet deadlines on a day/night roster
- Work effectively with other team members
- Trouble shooting and problem-solving skills
- Contributing to our safety and continuous improvement culture
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong orientation to safe work practices - High safety focus

**About Nickel West**:
Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business. Our culture is rich with technical know-how, highly efficient and focused on innovation. The business employs over 2500 people from five operations across Western Australia comprising of nickel underground and open-cut mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. We also have plans to expand our operations with new mines in the northern Goldfields and a large nickel sulphate plant in Kwinana.

A member of the BHP Group, Nickel West is undergoing an exciting business transformation to become a globally significant supplier of battery materials to the electric vehicle market. Nickel West will soon become the world’s largest producer of Nickel Sulphate, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. As the world’s largest producer of nickel briquettes and nickel powder, Nickel West is leading the new-energy revolution in Western Australia.

Nickel West has an exciting future ahead. We invite you to join us at Nickel West as we seek to energize our future.

**About Nickel West Kwinana**:
Located 30 kilometres south of the Perth, the Nickel West Kwinana produces nickel briquettes and nickel powder. While many employees live in Perth, Fremantle and Mandurah, the Kwinana region is a thriving coastal township with three public beaches, excellent schools, modern shopping facilities and a wide variety of housing options. As part of our commitment to health and safety Nickel West Kwinana is a smoke free operation.

We are investing in a Nickel Sulphate plant to be built at our Kwinana refinery south of Perth. We believe there are significant competitive advantages for Nickel West to move downstream into the battery chemical business.

**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.