BHP Potash Academy - Production/Maintenance Technician Traineeship - Paid to Train - Humboldt

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About The Position

You will be paid while you train at the BHP Potash Academy and become a qualified Production/Maintenance Technician (surface & underground). 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 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. Training is undertaken in Humboldt. While training you will be working Monday to Friday a standard 8hr day at BHP's Potash Academy Training Facility. Once You Deploy to Site Upon successful completion of the training program, you will commence mine-site based employment at our Jansen operations. Graduates will deploy to site as Production Technicians or Maintenance Technicians.

Requirements

New to industry with no previous experience
A high commitment to safety
An interest in problem solving, fixing things 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 classroom and hands-on learning

Nice To Haves

Experience working on machinery/vehicles through a hobby or work is highly regarded

Responsibilities

Operation of heavy equipment
Manual sounding/scaling in UG operations
General maintenance tasks (repair/replace monorail systems, conveyor rollers, general preventative maintenance tasks)
Equipment inspections
Mucking with a scoop (LHD)
Installing roof bolting systems
Safety Hazard Reporting