Job Description

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Sr Analyst, Operational Excellence (Fixed-Term)

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Who We Are:

Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities, and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.

With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Our Team

Operational Excellence implements Vale Production System (VPS) at all operations worldwide. Using different methodologies, the team brainstorms ideas and guide the Culture Change. Vale partnered with Toyota to learn more about Lean methodology and today we have a team of specialists applying Lean tools.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Sr Analyst, Operational Excellence to join our Operational Excellence team in Sudbury. This is a fixed-term 20-month contract position.

You will support the implementation and consolidation of Vale Production System (VPS) in the business units through training, assessments, and process consulting to achieve Operational Excellence. Additionally, in this position you will:

• Provide in-house training portfolio to develop leaders and teams and foster a sustainable culture of excellence;
• Understand and adapt tactics of implementation to the cultural diversity in different regions and jurisdictions;
• Support the VPS assessments across the business;
• Maintain the improvements and to act as Normative of the Systems that support the management model;
• Work directly with plant personnel to develop them (through soft and hard skill knowledge transfer) to be able to expose problems, discover root cause and implement actions to prevent reoccurrence;
• Provide and coach individual personnel in VPS methodologies and support teams through continuous improvement initiatives
• Train end-users in the basics of the management model such as 5S, PDCA, A3 Problem Solving and its tools;
• Identify the most appropriate tool(s) to use to support the improvements. Recommend the necessary training for the team involved, and identify and support the monitoring of the necessary metrics to baseline, monitor and control results;
• Facilitate in the development, facilitation and completion of continuous improvement projects using various methodologies.
• Coordinate external benchmarking to improve the management model and tools;
• Verify adherence with VPS.
• Translation of operational improvement initiatives for financial and potential gains

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in related field

Experience:

• 3 to 4 years of related work experience

Skills:

• Ability to create networks and relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to work in collaborative environment and experience as a mentor/coach
• Ability to transfer knowledge and provide individualized coaching
• Creative problem solver and able to respond to various situations with appropriate urgency
• Ability to monitor progress of teams and provide mentorship
• Analytical thinking
• Strong communication skills and ability to facilitate problem solving sessions
• Passion for improvement

How can Vale grow your career?

Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• 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's 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 - 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 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: F6T
Apply by: October 21, 2022