Job Description

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 BHP Carrapateena

Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is now available, and we want the very best of the best on deck to lead the team and collectively deliver exceptional results.

At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We truly value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration, we are here to unlock your value and offer opportunities that supercharge your career to go beyond what is possible.

About the Role

As the Superintendent, you will be accountable for leading the Site Operations Centre team across multiple control centres to provide exceptional and safe delivery of services and support to the Carrapateena mine site to safely achieve production targets.

This FIFO role is based at our Carrapateena mine site (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta) and is offered on a 4/3 roster.

In this role you will:

• Manage the delivery and future direction of the Site Operations Centre to facilitate multiple control centres.
• Manage the development of new processes, training standards and procedures for the Site Operations Centre to allow for multiskilling of technicians in various control functions.
• Coordinate the development of reporting tools that help support business improvement for rapid development of underground operations, optimal equipment utilisation and mill optimisation.
• Ensure that all site control centres (mine development, mine production, fixed plant) are fully functional and delivering to plan.
• Capture and raise issues or improvement opportunities with control systems and alarm management.
• Performance management of the Site Operations Centre team in line with the company’s goals.
• Actively review and assist in managing the Site Operations Centre operating budget.
• Provide visible safety leadership and carry out regular audits, inspections and assessments across multiple departments at Carrapateena.
• Provide visible leadership in daily meetings and shift handovers.
• Collaborate with site departments and project teams in defining scope of works around operational readiness requirements from a central control room perspective.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in an aligned discipline.
• Experience in underground mining.
• Experience with control room systems and programs such as Pitram, SCADA and Delay accounting.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures within each functional area of a mine site.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, including planning, mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
• Ability to deliver process improvement projects and foster a culture of innovation and improvement.
• Demonstrated behaviours around safety leadership.
• Exceptional communication and presentations skills and the ability to engage across a multitude of levels.
• Trustworthy with confidential information.

How to Apply

Please apply before 8 June 2026

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 inclusion@bhp.com