Senior Business Improvement Advisor

Senior Business Improvement Advisor

SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with five producing assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Turkey, and Canada.

SSR's commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future!

Job Description

Reporting to the General Manager, the Senior Business Improvement Advisor will lead continuous site level improvement initiatives. You will identify and prioritize improvement initiatives in collaboration with site leadership. You will facilitate improvement opportunities applicable to SSR and create step change through successful implementation. This is an onsite based role that will be required to be based at the CC&V Mining Operations Administration Offices.

The Day To Day

Facilitate and coach site leadership and CI project teams through the project life cycle consisting of project identification, initiation, planning, implementation, and closeout.

This includes :

• Guide and assist departments to run fact-based data analysis to identify and prioritize continuous improvement projects.
• Coach project leaders and sponsors to write project charters and develop project Gantt charts.
• Assist project leaders in conducting project financial benefit estimations and compiling benefit estimation models for the entire site.
• Lead site and corporate validation of CI project benefits.
• Manage a site portfolio of CI projects by assisting project leaders in staying on track with project progress, tracking projects in project management systems, and ensure project meetings are happening to identify and mitigate project risks.
• Facilitate project kickoff and closeout meetings.
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions using structured problem-solving tools.
• The role will be primarily responsible for identifying and overseeing the implementation of site improvement initiatives consistent with SSR's operating methods.
• Conduct data analysis as part of focused improvement initiatives or continuous process monitoring (including but not limited to data collection plans, creating KPIs, run charts or dashboards, FMEA, developing visual management boards, root cause analysis).
• Actively facilitate detailed workflows, processes, standards, and procedures relevant to operational reporting and identify practices that drive value.
• Investigate shortfalls and process inefficiencies within current site operations and maintenance processes.
• Communicate progress of site-level improvement initiatives and develop mitigation strategies for initiatives that do not meet timing and task progress.
• Align the site process to the corporate OE process, training materials, and OE methodologies.
• Train, mentor, and guide team members in new processes.
• Provide coaching and support to promote and embed operations excellence and continuous improvement culture.
• Collaborate with site stakeholders to enhance productivity and staff satisfaction.
• Develop an annual site-level OE program, taking inputs from the Strategic Business Plan (SBP), annual business planning process, and other business priorities.
• Support site initiative sponsors and project leads to progress improvement deliverables.
• Oversee standards, BI toolsets, Communication Toolboxes, MOC, and datasets.
• Support all BI strategic solutions, such as Value Driver Trees, dynamics reporting, data analytics, and visualization, to provide site leadership with insights and recommendations for decision-making and strategic planning.
• Organize and facilitate monthly site leadership CI project review.
• Support the implementation of innovation and operational technology projects at site level.
• Assist with site-level project change management for projects.
• Provide continuous training, coaching, and mentorship to department CI ambassadors.
• Help with the overall development of CI program at the site and drive site CI culture through stakeholder engagement and leading by influence.
• Interface with the General Manager on a recurrent basis, providing report outs on BI program status, generating presentations, site program compliance metrics.
• Any other duties as assigned by the department.

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Working Conditions

SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.