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Business Improvement Specialist
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
The primary role of the Business Improvement/ Lean Specialist is to support the Business Improvement Manager in facilitating LEAN and other business improvement activities, and the area supervisors and employees to make the changes identified as part of the LEAN and continuous improvement activities.
A team approach and collaboration is very much an integral part of this function which touches any internal and external work groups within Rio Tinto.
Reporting to the Business Improvement Manager and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be:
- Conduct/facilitate LEAN activities as directed by the Business Improvement Manager, guiding area management and employees through LEAN processes to determine safer and more efficient/effective methods of organising and completing their work tasks.
- Implement business improvement plans and find solutions in conjunction with project teams.
- Coordinate the execution of business improvement initiatives to deliver enhancements in current processes, including internal communication (information centers), workplace organization (5s), logistics and use of resources (value stream mapping).
- Visit projects and report on progress, improvements and areas of concern.
- Provide regular reports and records of business improvement activities as required (e.g. weekly report).
- Follow up with area management and employees on completed LEAN activities, ensuring that identified improvements are being implemented and providing support/guidance as needed.
- Participate in regular audits of operating sites, practices and equipment.
- Follow up specified projects on the ground in conjunction with the Department Superintendents.
- Develop and maintain effective networks through collaborative relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers.
- Being available to work with area employees on an informal, ad-hoc basis to help them develop their understanding of LEAN principles and apply LEAN tools in their areas.
- Provide LEAN training and guidance to all staff and departments. Supervise and assist with Lean implementation and sustainability across the project.
- Deliver LEAN training sessions to staff and contractors.
- Capture, evaluate (in terms of cost and business benefits) and report all business improvement projects and initiatives on a regular (monthly basis).
What you’ll bring
- Experience typically achieved through tertiary qualifications in a related mining, engineering or commercial discipline.
- Relevant practical experience in business improvement, operations, logistics and/or IS&T (data management, system development).
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in English and French.
- LEAN Training (desirable, but not essential)
- Working experience of minimum 6-8 years (where no degree, more years of professional experience required)
- Proven analytical skills.
- Good task planning ability.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Good computing skills, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills along with the ability to work as a team member and individually.
- Responsive to line management and operational needs.
- Proven ability to work as a team member and individually.
- Resources industry experience
About the Simandou South Project
The Simandou iron ore project (Blocks 3 & 4) is located in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. It is a world-class, high-quality iron ore deposit and represents one of the largest known iron ore reserves in the world.
The Simandou South project operates under the Simfer joint venture where the Government of Guinea owns 15%, Rio Tinto and Chinalco Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), which own 45.05% and 39.95% of Simandou respectively, continue to work with the Guinean government to explore options to develop the Simandou iron ore deposit, as well as potential collaborative mechanisms on infrastructure required for Project development and mining operations.
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified ‘responsible’ – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Every Voice Matters
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
