Job Description

Advisor – Performance Improvement

• Be part of a group that is safety driven, diverse, collaborative and values improvement
• Grow your career in this interesting and diversified role at IOC
• Role based in Labrador City

About the role All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you. We are looking for an Advisor – Performance Improvement (PI) to be part of a high performing team which is committed to supporting performance improvement activities at Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), in Labrador City. This role works more specifically to support the PI Business Partners, to facilitate continuous improvement in safe production and cost performance. This role is suited to an energetic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual who is seeking to develop their career within a leading organization. Reporting to the Coordinator – Performance Improvement, you will:

• Provide strategic, tactical and technical support, training, and coaching to operations and support teams in identifying, scoping, and executing business improvement projects
• Assist in deployment of business improvement method and tools, in line with the business improvement strategy/plan
• Lead area-wide business improvement projects, including but not limited to Six Sigma projects, Mandate Teams, Task Forces, Kaizens, 5S events or other Lean initiatives.

What you bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and others
• Experience in the use of Lean and/or Six Sigma improvement methodologies, such as Kaizens, Root Cause Analysis, Rapid Problem Solving, DMAIC project execution, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams and facilitate problem solving and conflict resolution among multiple stakeholders
• A strong ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple projects, simultaneously
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including time management skills and facilitation skills
• Proficient data analytics & visualization skills, including ease with Microsoft suite and other relevant platforms

It is also beneficial if you have:

• A tertiary qualification in Industrial Engineering or related field
• Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt certification (completed or in progress)
• Experience within the mining, processing, or other heavy industry

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. What we offer

• Be recognized for your contribution, thought, and hard work, and come home knowing you've helped the world move forward
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive base salary reflecting your skills and experience with the annual incentive program
• Health and medical programs, retirement and savings plans
• Leave for all reasons of life (vacation / annual, paid parental leave, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts

Where you’ll be working We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,400 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe. IOC’s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles. Every Voice Matters At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.