Process Technician | Nickel West | Leinster | 7/7 (Australia)

About BHP 

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees are strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

About the Role

The main function of the Process Technician is to safely operate parts of the plant, which affect control of the nickel concentrator process to enable the process plant to achieve business plan production targets.

The role will include learning and operating process plant sections that produce a high-quality nickel concentrate product. These sections include Crushing, grinding circuit operation, filtration and drying circuit operation, flotation processes, and ultimately potential training and operation of a complex distributed control system.

The successful candidate will report to the Shift Supervisor – Production and will demonstrate the following:

• Family friendly 7/7 roster – including nights
• Contributing to our safety and continuous improvement culture
• Nickel West value and respect employees, offering an inclusive and diverse environment
• Join us at Nickel West as we seek to energize our future

About You

• Able to work unsupervised and handle a complexity of tasks in an effective manner
• Able to handle a complexity of tasks efficiently
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A positive attitude towards being a team player
• High level of safety focus – on keeping themselves safe and working safely in a team
• Experience in flotation and control room operations highly regarded
• Experienced Operator, who is prepared to Relief Supervise
• Minimum of current Australian manual C class driver's license

About Nickel West

Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business. Our culture is rich with technical know-how, highly efficient and focused on innovation. The business employs over 2500 people from five operations across Western Australia comprising of nickel underground and open-cut mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. We also have plans to expand our operations with new mines in the northern Goldfields and a large nickel sulphate plant in Kwinana.

A member of the BHP Group, Nickel West is undergoing an exciting business transformation to become a globally significant supplier of battery materials to the electric vehicle market. Nickel West will soon become the world’s largest producer of Nickel Sulphate, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. As the world’s largest producer of nickel briquettes and nickel powder, Nickel West is leading the new-energy revolution in Western Australia. 

Nickel West has an exciting future ahead. We invite you to join us at Nickel West as we seek to energize our future.

Nickel West Leinster

Nickel West Leinster is located 375 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The operation sources nickel ore from the Perseverance Underground Mine and Cliffs Underground Mine before crushing and processing to produce a concentrate. The Leinster Village and Township offer a unique lifestyle with all the modern conveniences – an Olympic size swimming pool, health and fitness centre, racecourse and even an 18-hole golf course.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and who can meet the responsibilities 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. 

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated (booster required) against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce  

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program. 

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. BHP support healthy work / life balance with benefits including flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy and other extended leave entitlements.

Apply today to find out more about the opportunities on offer.