Technician Mechanical Maintenance - Underground | Olympic Dam | 7/7 FIFO
Date: 12 Jan 2026
Job Country: Australia
Job State/Province: South Australia
Job Location/Region: Olympic Dam
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.
Location: Olympic Dam - Our Operations
One of Australia's largest mines and a complex mineral processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well‑equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.
About the Role
Reporting to the Supervisor of the Fixed Plant team, you will be primarily based underground liaising closely with surface and underground mine personnel. You will be involved in executing planned and unplanned maintenance tasks, as well as helping to ensure any plant downtime issues are escalated and actioned effectively.
Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7 days on / 7 off / 7 nights on / 7 days off roster pattern arrangement, with residential, FIFO or DIDO options available.
In this role you will:
* Promote and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day.
* Assist with any planned maintenance and complete tasks in a timely manner.
* Provide mechanical trade skills to perform unplanned or breakdown maintenance on Fixed Plant.
* Work with your team to a high level of accountability and be able to build productive team relationships.
* Provide feedback to the Shift Maintenance Supervisors on job progress.
About You
* Willingness and capacity to work underground for long shifts.
* Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm's way.
* Mechanical trade qualifications (Australian Recognised) combined with experience in Fixed Plant.
* Underground mining experience highly regarded.
* Rigger, Dogger, Crane, FL and Bridge & Gantry tickets also advantageous.
* Solid time management skills and ability to prioritise.
* A proactive team player who is also self‑motivated and able to work effectively unsupervised.
* Tto communicate well across multiple levels and
BENEFITS
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APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Wednesday 28th January at midnight SA time.
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 applicant 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.
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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.
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