Business Improvement Advisor (Multiple opportunities) - Jobs in Kitimat, BC

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Business Improvement Advisor (Multiple Opportunities)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Grow your career in this interesting role at our low carbon-footprint aluminium smelter
• The role is based in beautiful Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada

About the roleAll progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.We’ve expanded our team! We are looking for two Business Improvement Advisors to be part of a high performing Business Improvement team which is committed to transforming the way we run our business, using technology to achieve a step change in safety and productivity at the Smelter & Power Station in Kitimat, BC. By using your skillset, you will influence decisions and deliver significant improvements in our businessThe role is a great opportunity to showcase how you can deliver significant value through the identification, execution, and support of high value projects across our operation. This role is suited to an energetic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual who is seeking to develop their career with an influential role within a leading organization. You will be passionate about using technology to transform and improve the business, combine with the ability to show initiative, and work autonomously.We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.Reporting to the Business Improvement Manager and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Supporting and assisting our teams to identify, deliver and support sustainable improvements through business improvement methods and use of technology
• Developing and maintaining data analytics solutions to support operational decision making and governance
• Supporting and coaching others in delivering improvement opportunities and building their technology skillset
• Ensuring projects and processes compliant with safety standards and of utmost priority
• Providing coaching to leaders to support the adoption of a business improvement culture.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with leaders and employees.
• Developing and delivering training for business improvement tools and methodologies using training standards and material.
• Leading business improvement projects

Note: No camp arrangements offered. Relocation assistance is provided if applicable.What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• The ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Previous experience in facilitating change in an operational environment
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including time management skills
• Proven analytical skills and ability to work independently
• Proficient data analytics & visualization skills, including use of Microsoft Power BI & Power Platform products
• Qualifications and experience in the use of Lean and/or Six Sigma improvement, such as Kaizens, Root Cause Analysis, Practical Problem Solving
• Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification (completed or in progress)

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or related field
• Experience within the mining, processing, or manufacturing industry

What we offerBe recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation assistance

About Rio TintoEvery 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.Where you’ll be workingRio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years.To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watchtime_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBIEvery Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.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.Applications close: May 1, 2022(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)Quick Apply

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