Dewatering Electrician - Western Australia - BHP

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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.

About the Role

BHP is currently seeking to connect with a Dewatering Electrician to join our Auxiliary Mobile Maintenance team at Mining Area C on a 2 weeks / 1 week off (day shift only) roster FIFO from Perth. You will be required to work on a multiple range of equipment but mainly specifying in generators, pumps and trailers, you will utilize your technical expertise to execute improvement in order to minimise tool time and improve productivity and safety outcomes.

Dewatering Electricians will be responsible for:

• Electrical maintenance and repairs on diesel generators across the mine site
• Statutory compliance testing as per mine regulations
• Following specific maintenance programs and carrying out inspections on Dewatering equipment to include flow meters, level trolls and pressure transducers as required
• Execute work orders as per schedule and to a high standard
• Completing inspections and repairs as per the maintenance strategies
• Identifying and rectifying faults during inspections
• Creating 1SAP notifications for repair and preventative work on fleet
• Initiate updates to work procedures to ensure they are accurate and relevant to equipment
• Assisting in implementation of 5S, Safety improvement projects and standardized work
• Provide input into root cause analysis and subsequent resolution of issues affecting equipment reliability
• Assist the Supervisor with rescheduling of work, organising and coordinating resources, scoping of work, and determining priorities
• Executing tasks to a high standard and in a timely matter

About You

• Cert III Electrical Trade Qualification
• A Grade Electrical Licence
• Electrical Nominee Licence
• Valid Australian driver's license
• Previous experience working on a mine site as a Dewatering Electrician
• Dewatering & Pump experience
• Experience with UON / Allied VSG (power generation)
• Dogman Ticket - Desirable
• Working at Heights – Desirable
• EWP ticket - Desirable

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

We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately.

Reference – 75576