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Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Carrapateena

About Copper SA Operations at BHP

BHP is a global resources company operating across more than 90 locations worldwide, with a purpose to improve lives and support a more sustainable future. Through Copper South Australia (Copper SA), we are building a leading copper portfolio that supports the global energy transition, supplying materials essential for renewable energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure. For you, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and help shape the future of one of Australia's leading copper businesses.

About Carrapateena

Carrapateena is a large, contemporary underground copper-gold operation and one of South Australia's most significant mining developments in the past decade. Located approximately 160km north of Port Augusta on the traditional lands of the Kokatha people, Carrapateena combines cutting-edge mining methods with a strong focus on safety, innovation and performance.

With an expected mine life of more than 20 years and ongoing investment to expand production, including the transition to large-scale block cave mining, Carrapateena offers the opportunity to build a long-term career in a future-focused operation.

Designed with automation, digital systems and efficiency at its core,



the site provides exposure to advanced underground mining and evolving technologies, supporting safer, smarter and more connected ways of working.

About the Role

As Senior Production Engineer, you will play a key leadership role in delivering safe, efficient underground production outcomes at one of Australia's most technically advanced Sub-Level Cave operations.

This is an exceptional opportunity to either take the next step in your career and continue your technical development or bring your expertise to the team and be exposed to our exciting expansions.

Reporting directly to the Production Operations Superintendent, you will provide operational and technical leadership to support the delivery of business objectives and act as their delegate when required, ensuring continuity of leadership and production performance.

Working closely with Operations, Technical Services, contractors and key stakeholders, you will provide operational support for production planning, monitor and report on production performance and drive production uplift through improvement initiatives.

You will be accountable for ensuring production activities align with monthly and quarterly targets while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

This role offers the opportunity to influence production standards, optimise underground drilling and blasting performance,



and contribute to the successful execution of Carrapateena's production strategy. You will also be involved in monitoring key production metrics, managing production data integrity, supporting weekly operational schedules, and providing technical leadership across underground production activities.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, and leading continuous improvement initiatives in a modern underground mining environment, this could be the opportunity for you.

In this role, you will:

- Provide technical expertise in Drill and Blast activities to the production engineers.
- Review and maintain the Production Management Plan to ensure alignment with operational objectives and safety requirements.
- Monitor drilling performance, blasting activities and production outcomes, providing timely updates to stakeholders.
- Support weekly production drilling and bogging schedules to maximise operational performance.
- Develop recovery, re-drill and slashing plans to address production challenges as required.
- Conduct blast performance reviews, vibration assessments and post-firing analysis.
- Monitor draw performance, lead-lag compliance and production variances.
- Maintain production databases, CaveMap information and planning systems to ensure accurate and up-to-date data.
- Validate production performance metrics, including tonnes, drill metres, firings and other key operational measures.
- Perform QAQC activities across production drilling, firing and rise charging activities.
- Conduct underground inspections, field leadership activities and compliance observations.
- Work closely with operational te

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