Supervisor Production Overburden | Drill & Blast | BMA Caval Ridge

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!

BMA Caval Ridge Mine is an open cut mine located in Queensland, Australia. Caval Ridge Mine is situated in the northern section of the Bowen Basin, approximately 6km south-east of Moranbah and 160km south-west of Mackay.

Overburden removal and coal mining are the two main components of open cut mining operations at Caval Ridge, with an on-site CHPP to process the coal. Waste movement at the Caval Ridge Mine is excavated using dragline and truck & shovel fleets. The CHPP includes a run-of-mine (ROM) dump station, coal receiving and sizing facility and tailings filter station.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Drill & Blast Supervisor for our Production Overburden team at BMA Caval Ridge. We are looking for an energetic, progressive, and collaborative leader to join our Production leadership team. This position offers FIFO from Brisbane, Cairns on 7:7 Roster.

Reporting to the Superintendent Drill & Blast and leading a diverse team you will:

• Lead, coach, and mentor team members to deliver on plan and build a high performing team;

• Develop and lead a culture of inclusion and diversity;

• Working in a proactive business culture and with a supportive management structure, you'll have the chance to promote business excellence through your team and you'll make full use of your broad range of skills in the areas of continuous improvement, technical knowledge, and communication;

• Demonstrate and instil an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development.

About You

Ideally you will have completed the S123 / G2 courses. You will also be able to demonstrate previous success in leading a diverse team to deliver exceptional safety and operational results.

• You will have a strong understanding of the risks of the supervisor position and SHMS, with experience in facilitating risk management investigations;

• Mandatory QLD explosive security clearance and Shotfirer/Support shotfirer licence;

• You will have excellent communication skills, verbal and written along with your ability to influence stakeholders by setting direction, providing sufficient communications to gain agreement and commitment at all levels while taking accountability and have an action oriented working style;

• You will be provided with exposure to all levels of the organisation, and this role will see you develop influential relationships with multiple functions and stakeholders, including senior leadership;

• Minimum of 5 years drill and blast experience with skills and knowledge in Drill & Blast tools, tasks, products and application tools;

• Design and Scheduling experience preferred. 

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. 

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment.

For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

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 [email protected].