Manager Maintenance

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.

As the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for ensuring reliability, performance and availability of key fixed plant assets across site. Your focus will be on safe and efficient operations, empowering your people, and driving improvement initiatives that make a lasting impact.

In this role you will:

•    Lead a team of superintendents, supervisors, and trades across our Maintenance operations.

•    Oversee maintenance planning, execution, and asset strategy to ensure plant reliability and compliance.

•    Drive performance through strong leadership, fostering accountability and development within your team.

•    Collaborate with CHPP, Production, Engineering and Projects to align maintenance strategies with operational goals.

•    Champion improvement initiatives focused on safety, cost efficiency, and equipment uptime.

•    Influence major shutdown planning, budget forecasting and long-term asset lifecycle planning.

•    Role-model visible field leadership, creating a strong safety culture and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

•    Partner with support functions (HR, Supply, Engineering) to deliver sustainable people and process improvements.

You are an authentic, people-centred leader who brings a balance of technical capability, operational insight and genuine care for your team's growth.

We're looking for someone who:

•    Holds a trade, engineering or maintenance management background within mining or heavy industry.

•    Has strong leadership experience managing large, multi-disciplinary maintenance teams.

•    Demonstrates excellent communication, coaching and mentoring skills – you inspire others to bring their best.

•    Is passionate about developing people and fostering diversity within technical teams.

•    Thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day operational challenges.

•    Values collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement to deliver reliable outcomes.

•    Champions inclusion, encourages new ideas, and leads with integrity and empathy.

•    Has the confidence to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change.

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.
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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