Senior Production Planning Engineer

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 Superintendent Production Planning & Services, this role will see you seeking opportunities in the medium-term plan that provide optimal results for the mine. The Senior Production Planner will play an instrumental role in the development of Planning Engineers through coaching and mentorship as well as being fundamental in the delivery of the Mine Plan for one of the largest underground copper mines in the world.

This position is based at Adelaide on a Monday-Friday basis with occasional site travel to Olympic Dam.

In this role you will:

• Deliver a sustainable 3 month rolling production plan whilst monitoring and responding to compliance to plan, maintaining a focus on critical path activities
• Set and communicate key Mine priorities and messages
• Coach the team to identify and manage risk to the mine plan from a safety and productivity perspective
• Mentor and guide other planning engineers within the team to inform a sustainable plan
• Be a safety leader, demonstrating your commitment to health, safety and environmental responsibility
• Be the link with operational Managers and Superintendents to drive mine plan performance and solve for operational business risk to plan
• Challenge and review planning inputs to be used during planning cycles
• Identify functional capability gaps and drive improvement
• Provide feedback to Short Term Scheduling and Engineering functions to improve future execution plans, designs, schedules and forecasts
• Build and maintain close working relationship with Engineering sub-functions

About You

• Mining Engineering degree or similar
• Significant mining experience and detailed understanding of the underground mining cycle
• Experience in sub level open stoping mining method will be advantageous
• Previous supervisory or scheduling experience
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite, Deswik Suite including Deswik Sched
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints will be advantageous
• Ability to work collaboratively across different work groups and proactively engage with a range of stakeholders including senior levels of management

How to Apply

Please apply before 30 September 2025

About Our Process

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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.

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