Rail Controller

About the Company

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

As a Rail Controller, you will be a key part of our Integrated Operations team, playing a vital role in the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of rail mounted equipment across the BHP Rail Network. This is a highly impactful position that calls for strong process discipline, sound judgement, and a proactive mindset to ensure the highest levels of safety compliance. By optimising rail movements and collaborating closely with stakeholders, you will directly contribute to achieving daily and weekly production targets while supporting a strong safety first culture.

Reporting to the Rail Control Supervisor, your responsibility will be to ensure efficient planning, coordinating and execution of both Mainline and Yard movements.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure strict compliance with the Rail Safety Management Plan, Rail Safeworking documentation, and Safety Critical Communication procedures.
• Safely plan, coordinate and execute Mainline and Yard rail movements, ensuring effective control of Safeworking activities and movement rail-mounted equipment.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient operations aligned with production targets.
• Interface with Rail Network Coordinators, including Track Maintenance and Rail Operations to support aligned and safe execution of operational plans.
• Proactively identify, escalate and manage hazards, risks and operational disruptions impacting the daily schedule.
• Identify and contribute improvement opportunities in operational processes, procedures and ways of working.

About You

• Demonstrate a strong safety‑first mindset, consistently applying disciplined processes to support safe and reliable Rail network operations.
• Bring experience in Rail Control or heavy haul rail operations, with the ability to operate confidently in a dynamic control or operations environment.
• Are a proactive problem solver, able to analyse information, anticipate issues, and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Work collaboratively and inclusively, building positive relationships and communicating clearly with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Maintain a positive, resilient attitude, staying focused and effective while managing competing priorities in a high-pressure environment.
• Show strong attention to detail and computer literacy, supporting accurate planning, scheduling and execution.
• Are motivated to learn and improve, actively contributing ideas that strengthen processes, teamwork and ways of working.

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.

Employees on this roster enjoy two full weekends off out of four and will align to the following shift rotation: 2D2N5X, 2D3N4X, 3D2N5X. Shifts are 12.5 hours including handover and you will benefit from additional shift allowances, as part of your remuneration package. As an added benefit, those on a Lifestyle Roster will also enjoy an additional week of annual leave per year.

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. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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.

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 at inclusion@bhp.com.