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Senior Production Engineer | Carrapateena | 8/6 FIFO

BHP
1 hour ago
Full-time
On-site
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
8/6 FIFO Jobs, FIFO Mining Jobs, FIFO Engineer Jobs, FIFO Drill and Blast Jobs, FIFO Underground Mining Jobs

About the Role

BHP is hiring a Senior Production Engineer at Carrapateena, its underground copper-gold sub-level cave mine about 160 km north of Port Augusta in South Australia. The role is on an 8/6 FIFO roster, with flights from Adelaide or Port Augusta. Reporting to the Production Operations Superintendent, you will lead the technical side of underground production and stand in for the Superintendent when needed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Give drill and blast technical guidance to the production engineers
  • Review and maintain the Production Management Plan
  • Track drilling, blasting and production results and report to stakeholders
  • Support weekly production drilling and bogging schedules
  • Prepare recovery, re-drill and slashing plans when problems come up
  • Run blast performance reviews, vibration assessments and post-firing analysis
  • Monitor draw performance, lead-lag compliance and production variances
  • Keep production databases and CaveMap data up to date, and validate tonnes, drill metres and firings
  • Carry out QAQC on production drilling, firing and rise charging, plus underground inspections

About You

  • A degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Solid underground production engineering experience, ideally in drill and blast
  • Experience with cave mining or large-scale underground operations
  • Deswik skills, preferably including Deswik UGDB
  • Strong analytical skills and good working relationships across teams
  • A commitment to safety and field leadership
  • A driver's licence and the ability to drive a manual light vehicle

What's on Offer

  • 8/6 FIFO roster from Adelaide or Port Augusta
  • Accommodation at Tjungu Village on site
  • Competitive pay, performance bonuses and the BHP employee share plan
  • Paid parental leave, recognition programs and 24/7 wellbeing support
  • Career paths across BHP's operations

About BHP

BHP is a global resources company. Its Copper South Australia business, which includes Carrapateena, is building a copper portfolio to supply the energy transition. Carrapateena is moving to large-scale block cave mining and has an expected mine life of more than 20 years.

Apply directly on BHP's careers site using the apply link on this listing.