Unlocking value through transformation
James Palmer, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)
W
ith a workforce of over 10,000 proud, passionate people, we know that what we do as a business today will determine how our people and the communities where we operate are prepared for the decades ahead.
That’s why we have committed to investing more in our people to create a stronger foundation to realise the future. That means more investment in training and skills development, growing a better culture at BMA and empowering our people and our partners to help us find better ways of working. This also means more permanent jobs. Creating permanent roles We’ve heard the strong calls from our workforce and the local communities to reduce long-term labour hire and create more permanent employment. BHP’s Operations Services has been developed specifically to help answer those calls and is one of the key ways that we’ll do that. 34
BBMC Yearbook 2019
Operations Services continues to create both permanent roles and operational stability for us, to date delivering more than 700 full time jobs within BMA; and we’re recruiting for hundreds more across our operations in Queensland. We’re proud of this achievement and are excited to be welcoming hundreds of new people who are supporting the delivery of a safe, stable and sustainable performance. Importantly, we expect that around half of those people will live in regional communities. While we’re transitioning to a more permanent workforce, at the same time we’re also steadfastly focused on
preparing our people for the future of work. We are keenly focused on helping our existing and future workforces make the most of the opportunities in front of us. We have partnered with the Queensland Resources Council, TAFE and the State Government to deliver training programs to enhance foundational digital skills. At our sites, where the changing nature of work will perhaps be most significant, we have also launched a concerted development program focused on preparing people for the roles of the future. Through this program we’re creating the environment and providing
At BMA, we have a transformation agenda underway that is designed to unlock potential by delivering the next wave of productivity gains, which will in turn further increase capacity across our operations.
