BHP Potash Academy - Maintenance Traineeships - No Experience Required - Humboldt

About this opportunity that will launch your career in Mining

You will be paid a very generous salary while you train at the Potash Academy and become a qualified production or maintenance technician.

These are permanent opportunities, and once successfully completing your studies, you will continue your employment with BHP in a permanent position based at our Jansen mine site with a choice of even time rosters to ensure the best work life balance.

Traineeships are an 8 month training program based at the academy. Trainees study to become highly skilled and valued Maintenance or Production technicians with BHP, completing a Certificate in mining essentials and a certificate in applied mechanics.

You will also get a blend of theory, practical and on site learning while becoming familiar with maintaining / operating specific mining equipment.

The training involves a mixture of classroom and theory learning, as well as practical workshop training.

Training is undertaken at our training academy in Humboldt. While training you will be working Monday to Friday a standard 8hr day at Carlton Trails world class facilities.

Candidates would need to relocate to the Humboldt area if they do not already live locally. As these are town-based Traineeships, accommodation or transport will not be provided.

Upon successful completion of a training program, you will commence mine-site based employment at our Jansen operations.

It is expected that you will reside within a safe 90km commute from the Jansen mine site.

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for people from a broad range of backgrounds. Previous maintenance training is not necessary however you will have a genuine interest in fixing, repairing or tinkering.

Ideally you will have proven examples of getting hands-on (through a hobby, or previous work experience) and a desire to learn more.

As these training programs contain fast-tracked learning, you will need to commit to attendance and have a personal situation and / or support network that will allow you to live local (within 90kms) to the Potash Academy and work your training roster.

To set you up for success, you will need :

• A high commitment to safety
• An interest in problem solving and working with your hands
• A strong desire to learn and develop a range of new skills
• Motivation to achieve goals & enjoy a mixture of class room and hands-on learning
• Ability to live a safe travelling distance to the training centre and Jansen mine site
• Experience working on machinery / vehicles through a hobby or work is highly regarded, but not essential

What's in it for you

If successful, you will be paid (very well) to study whilst working on industry leading equipment and will have the opportunity to learn about BHP systems and processes.

As a permanent employee with BHP you will receive an attractive salary and a wide range of benefits such as :

Career development / training opportunities

Wellness programs

BHP Share Matching Program

Excellent health care programs for you and your immediate family

Information Session - In-person at Humboldt

If you would like to learn more about our offering before you apply, or to meet with our instructors and BHP team, please register your interest to attend out in-person Information session.

This will be held at the Carlton Trail College in Humboldt on Tuesday 30th July at 7pm . Please register here : Potash Academy - Humboldt - Information Session Tickets, Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 7 : 00 PM Eventbrite

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 recognize 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@ .