Business Improvement Specialist (Temp 12 months)

WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE?

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Reporting to the Superintendent, Operational Excellence – Ontario Region, you will be part of the Operational Excellence Department. You will support the implementation of strategic initiatives and facilitate the collaborative working relationships of cross-functional teams and senior leadership, development and implementation of compliance programs for all our Ontario operations. Geared to reduce and minimize operational and maintenance impacts in a cost-effective manner. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

- Responsible for the identification, implementation and support of Operational Excellence initiatives for the purpose of supporting the Ontario Regional operational and maintenance groups

- Lead the regional improvement project tracking program

- Structure and coordinate regional efforts for collecting, analyzing, benchmarking and prioritizing improvement opportunities for the Ontario Region sites

- Provide technical, managerial and development support to the Operation and Maintenance teams and act as a coach and mentor

- Oversight and monitoring the Ontario sites to ensure alignment of the site’s operational and maintenance with regional initiatives

- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with cross-functional teams and senior leadership

- Support with industry and internal research to actively identify improvement opportunities and measure strategic initiatives to support the Ontario operational and maintenance areas

- Drive key improvement initiatives and create value regionally and at site specific levels as required

- Implement cost control culture and productivity and reliability improvements to be able to increase cashflow

- Develop communication channels with and between departments, liaise and discuss results with involved departments and stakeholders to drive a continuous culture

- Other related duties as assigned

What You Need To Succeed

- Engineering Degree, Trade Certificate or equivalent

- Five or more years’ experience in operational and/or maintenance mining sector (preferably gold)

- Three or more years’ experience in continuous improvement, business improvement, or project management roles

- Proven problem-solving and learning capacity, with a creative approach to various situations and issues

- Experience with change management

- Proficiency with costing and budgeting

- Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

Your Work Schedule

- Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday at our Timmins Regional Office. Occasional visits to site may also be required.