Business Improvement Specialist, Process job at First Quantum Minerals Ltd
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Vacancy title: Business Improvement Specialist, Process

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Mining , Category: Business Operations ]

Jobs at: First Quantum Minerals Ltd


Deadline of this Job:
26 July 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Kalumbila , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Specific Job Responsibility
General responsibilities include:
• Implementation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure measurable and progress are in place in order to support the mine site operations through the information systems.
• Support problem solving and implementation planning through the application of an in depth understanding of the mining business, and key cost and business drivers
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety legal requirements
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.
The Operational excellence and Optimisation role specific responsibilities are:
• Lead Continuous Improvement Projects by planning, leading and facilitating improvement projects including Six Sigma and LEAN (Kaïzens) or any mixed methodology within the project pipeline.
• Ensure the respective Management Plans align with Sentinel’s goals, objectives and vision.
• Support the Mine Sites Continuous Improvement teams in providing coaching and direction, as well as developing and achieving the overall strategy and goals of the mines sites.
• Support the development and monitoring budgets to ensure operating margins are met and recommend and implement corrective actions to ensure production objectives and quality solutions are implemented.
• Interact and collaborate with the mines site and senior corporate management within Sentinel to support the overall goals of the corporation.
• Work with operating departments in the evaluation of ideas, apply organizational change strategies with end users and digital teams, and sustain initiatives
• Improve site performance through benchmarking to identify potential opportunities and initiatives to address specified business objectives
• Find opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce cost that will impact metrics in actuals, forecasts, and budgets, such as BCM/OpHr, $/meter drilled, operating efficiency, or $/bcm blasted, $/tonne milled, power consumption, reagent consumption, recovery improvement, concentrate quality improvement.
• Promote the sharing of site successes that can be actioned across our operations
• Report on realized benefits, business objectives, and validate that recognized gains are calculated on a standardized basis

Job Specific Competencies
• Understanding of business, cost drivers and levers for improvement
• Strong ability to task assign, build working relations and coordinate different operating disciplines to create a multidisciplinary “team” environment;
• Excellent cognitive and analytical skills for identifying process shortfalls, equipment bottlenecks and implementing corrective and preventative action plans;
• Strong understanding of technical, production and maintenance strategies for a mining and processing operation;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
Key Job Attributes
• Ability to balance assertiveness and cooperation to optimise relationships with various stakeholders.
• A structured approach to work organisation.
• Driven personality, able to take initiative and manage self.
• Inquisitive spirit.
Experience Required to Perform in This Job
• Minimum two years of experience with responsibilities in an operational environment.
• Minimum two years of experience in CI or an Operating Excellence environment using Lean, Six Sigma, or other CI processes
• Sophisticated user of the Microsoft Suite®, in particular Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
• Experience with Python, SQL, and data and statistical analytics is a strong asset
• Proven success implementing change through end user and partner engagement, and sustaining results in an operationally complex business
• Experience developing business cases, and an ability to communicate through multiple mediums

Qualifications
• Degree in Process Engineering with exposure to Finance, Mechanical Engineering, or qualification in a related subject area
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification is considered beneficial

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Specialist jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 26 July 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 12-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 12-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 12-07-2066
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