Job Description

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Who We Are:

Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world\'s largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador,
Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable
energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.

We invite you to be part of our evolution. growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Specialist, Lean Coach to join our Continuous Improvement team in Toronto. This is a permanent position.

The Senior Lean Coach has the role of developing and subsequently managing the creation, implementation, and execution of the Vale Energy Transition Metals (VETM) Continuous Improvement Program that shifts the business to being a top-tier copper and nickel producer.

You will Lead the develop teams in the business with skills in continuous improvement to achieve and sustain performance excellence through the use of continuous improvement models and tools based the business maturity roadmap. Serve as a subject matter expert of continuous improvement implementation and involvement to create and sustain culture change to achieve long-term business strategies. Lead cross functional teams across our global business to achieve step change in performance using complex Value Stream mapping, Value Driver tree\xe2\x80\x99s and statistical analysis techniques.

Additionally, in this position you will:

Using Continuous Improvement models like DMAIC, PDCA, LEAN, Design Thinking, Agile, data analytics and thorough knowledge of VETM mining to lead cross functional teams to identify constraints and opportunities across our business to have performance breakthroughs.

Develop in partnership with the lead CI, the VETM Continuous Improvement models, toolkit, and roadmap to connect into VPS 2.0

Responsible for creating training and coaching programs for lean and six sigma programs aimed at VETM performance breakthoughs and to coach operations and corporate teams globally including follow-up and coaching to sustain capability and knowledge levels.

Utilize strong influencing skills to consult with and obtain buy-in from the Executive team and Operations leadership in setting the critical path and performance improvement plans for the proposed continuous improvement initiatives and gain specialist expertise from across the business as required.

Lead and manage continuous improvement programs across the global VETM business.

Missing: Develop, Review and Refine the Base Metals business strategy with the BM Executive Team (VP-1) in setting the strategic direction and execution plans for each proposed transformation program.

Consult with and obtain buy-in from the Executive team and Operations (VP-1) leadership in setting the strategic direction and execution plans for each proposed transformation program.

Set up governance structure for initiatives within the Continuous Improve Portfolio.

Support the team in gathering and analyzing information, formulating, and testing hypotheses, and developing recommendations.

Prepare and escalate issues requiring leadership involvement and support to resolve, including the preparation of proposed solution/s to issues.

Complete post implementation reviews of projects to ensure value capture and identify any corrective actions needing to be exercised.

About You

Education:

Undergraduate Degree

Continuous Improvement/Lean Certification

Supply Chain professional certification an asset

Experience:

Minimum 11-15 years of relevant experience

Skills:

8+ years of experience in the creation and implementation of Continuous Improvement for large organizations

Understands and can lead Complex cross functional Value Stream analysis.

Effective at influencing and mentoring

Strong data and analytics skills (minitab experience and asset)

Ability to perform high level analysis to define business improvement requirements to support viability.

Experience of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3, (continuous improvement and problem solving) process improvement and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques

Self-directed with an ability to take a problem statement, frame it and develop & implement a detailed action plan to address the problems.

Detailed experience in the creation and implementation of strategic plans for large organizations

Ability to perform high level analysis to define business improvement requirements to support viability.

Excellent communication skills to oversee personnel and foster collaboration with other organizational departments.

How can Vale grow your career?

• Competitive salary

• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)

• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)

• Flexible work arrangements

• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.

• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.

• Employee Family Assistance Program

• Online training and career development opportunities

• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions.

Difference Makes All the Difference

At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want

our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only
welcome \xe2\x80\x93 they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender,
nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.

Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal
opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

Grade: F2T

Apply by: November 24, 2023

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