Plant Metallurgist | Carrapateena (89924)
Plant Metallurgist | Carrapateena (89924)
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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:
Carrapateena is a largescale 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.
Carrapateena copper concentrator has a growing and exciting portfolio of expansion projects and plant optimisation opportunities. We are looking for selfdriven enthusiastic production metallurgist to join our team.
Location: Carrapateena South Australia (60minute flight from Adelaide / 30minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Department:Ore Processing
Manager:Senior Metallurgist Plant
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Applications close: 6 June 2025
In This Role You Will:
- Provide technical input into the efficient operation of the processing plant accounting for variances from plan and identifying and understanding losses.
- Contribute to a strong safety culture based on transparent and open communication with the operations and metallurgy teams leading to the execution of highquality critical risk observations hazard reporting and process safety improvement.
- Develop strong and productive working relationships with metallurgical operational and fixed plant maintenance teams at all levels.
- Provide high quality and clear technical support to the operational teams to ensure that the process plant delivers to the daily and weekly operational plans
- Implement moderate scale operational improvement projects to increase plant safety throughput recovery product quality and unit cost.
- Undertake process plant performance investigations and implementing improvement actions in consultation with the operations team engineering and maintenance teams.
- Where required assist metallurgical technicians in operation calibration and maintenance of Metso OSA and PSI online equipment.
About You:
- Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgical Engineering Process Engineering or Chemical Engineering disciplines
- Experience in minerals processing with experience at either a project or plant metallurgist level.
- Previous exposure to operation of base metal concentrators including daily troubleshooting and optimisation of SAG milling and sulphide flotation circuits is desirable.
- Ability to autonomously develop conduct and interpret metallurgical test work plant surveys and plant trials particularly in sulphide flotation.
- Ability to deliver process improvement projects and modifications contributing to the teams culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Previous experience in working with external stakeholder suppliers to improve and modify plant equipment and the management of equipment trials and optimisation.
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 emailaddress or apply via our internaljobsportal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce:
The size stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significantopportunity for professional development but also attractive salary packages withperformancebased bonuses and a bestinclass employee share program. We knowthere are many aspects of our employees lives that are important and work is onlyone of these so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. Thesebenefits include flexible working options a generous paid parental leave policy otherextended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunityemployer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace whereeveryone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating aworkforce thats more diverse and represents the communities where we work andlive. providing a work environment in which everyone is included treated fairly andwith are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversityincludesgenderage race disability status sexual orientation religionneurodiversity education levels and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair equitable andaccessible for all. If you have a disability we know that it may be helpful for us toadjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would liketo reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process pleaseemail us at
Employment Type
Full Time
