Overview
Supervisor Electrical Maintenance | Mine | Olympic Dam | 7/7
Date: 29 Sept 2025
Job Posting End Date: 20-Oct-2025;13:29:59GMT
Job Country: Australia
Job State/Province: South Australia
Job Location/Region: Roxby Downs
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.
Our Operations – Olympic Dam
One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex minerals 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.
Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7/7 roster with residential, FIFO (from Adelaide), or DIDO options available.
About the Role
Reporting to the Mine Electrical Superintendent and in collaboration with other Electrical Supervisors you will be a key contributor in building a team of Electrical and Instrumentation Technicians who deliver E&I; maintenance activities, ensure compliance with weekly maintenance schedules, operating standards, procedures and defined processes to achieve optimal maintenance outcomes for the Mine operation.
In this role you will:
- Identify, build and develop team capability through ongoing and regular coaching and development
- Prioritise the execution of work based on condition of risk of equipment to prevent unplanned failures and supervise the execution of the weekly work schedule
- Plan and schedule break in work based on risk of equipment failure within a 7 day period
- Identify and implement Maintenance Execution improvement initiatives with support from the Reliability Engineering team
- Allocate resources to achieve optimal maintenance outcomes as part of work activity planning
- Offer continued development and mentorship to your team and ensure competency of individual maintainers in the safe performance of their duties
- Co-ordinate commissioning activities related to modifications and small projects
- Be first and foremost focused on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader, engaging, developing and coaching your team
About You
- Australian recognised Trade qualified (Electrical / Instrumentation) or degree qualified in a related discipline.
- Hold South Australian Electrical Licence
- Possess a Zero Harm, Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Exposure to Maintenance Execution environments as a supervisor or leader (preferred)
- Understanding of statutory compliance requirements
- Quality focussed with a drive to achieve results for the team
- The ability to balance multiple incoming priorities and effectively deliver on customer expectations
- Confidence to work across a range of disciplines and levels to foster mutually beneficial and cohesive relationships
- Demonstrate the confidence to lead by example, hold yourself and others accountable and coach others in ‘Safety Leadership’
Benefits
BHP Employees are rewarded with an array of benefits, including a share plan, annual bonus scheme, extensive discounts, employee rewards program, parental leave and other offers. To learn more, explore Why choose BHP for your career? or watch the video on the vacancy page.
Applications Close: Monday 20th October 2025 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, checks may be conducted to determine suitability, 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
We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We value diversity and provide a work setting where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Our recruitment process is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we can adjust our process to be more accessible; please email
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📌 Supervisor Electrical Maintenance | Mine | Olympic Dam | 7/7
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📍 Roxby Downs