Reliability Lead Signals, Communications and Plant | Rail | Port Hedland | FIFO 5/2 4/3

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Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

Reporting to the Reliability Superintendent you will lead a multi-discipline reliability team, covering:

• Railway Signalling systems (including axel counters; track circuitry; in cab signalling system; rolling block signalling; grade crossing protection; points machines; and Object Controller Systems (OCS)),
• Communications systems (including: radio systems; Rolling stock asset protection / condition monitoring systems; high and low speed in-motion weighbridges; and data processing and storage systems); and
• Plant (including but not limited to Tampers, Regulators, Track Recording Vehicle, Mobile Flashbutt Welders, Fixed Flashbutt line).

The Lead is not expected to be an expert across all of these disciplines, however is expected to be able to draw upon their strength of engineering skills to comprehend disciplines that are not their area of subject matter expertise. Applying their leadership and coaching skills they will target and enable the development of their mulit-skilled team drawing support as required.

The Lead will provide engineering advice, execute, analysis and benchmark the Maintenance function's end-to-end performance. In this role you will identify and implement improvement initiatives that enable functional excellence and support business priorities for continuous improvement.

The role will require you to:

• Lead and line manage a team of multi-discipline reliability engineers;
• Examine asset performance and work management trends and identify opportunities to consistently improve equipment reliability and productivity
• Guide and facilitate root cause analysis from identified gaps in equipment and work management performance
• Manage End-to End asset life cycle and consistently optimise the asset management strategies to deliver business requirements
• Develop capital business case / justification and drive the initiation of the projects. Provide input into the 5Y planning process
• Support the Capital Project teams in project definition and delivery, this includes providing guidance on the maintenance strategy to the Operational Readiness teams
• Provide frontline support to Maintenance Execution teams on reliability and maintainability queries
• Support and be an advocate for BHP Operating System (BOS) Principles and Practices
• Build strong relationships with all the internal and external stakeholders to influence and drive outcomes to deliver business goals
• Provide support to capex opportunities framework

About You

We have a strong focus on finding individuals with the right values, leadership capability, and communication skills.

Your interpersonal skills will foster collaborative working relationships across various teams. In addition to demonstrated ability to consolidate and analyse information, you will have the skills and knowledge to provide critical thinking and a solution-focused attitude.

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Degree qualified in relevant Engineering field, or significant relevant professional experience, with experience in maintenance and/or reliability engineering in Rail, Mining or Oil and Gas industry;
• Subject Matter expertise in either Railway Signalling or Communication systems;
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong understanding in continuous improvement
• Ability to engage stakeholders effectively across all levels
• Strong experience in SAP
• Willingness to question, learn and make a difference
• Strong leadership and line management experience

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.

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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.

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.