Senior Specialist Business Improvement

Great opportunity for an experienced Senior Specialist Business Improvement  reporting to the Superintendent – Project Controls within the Mining Projects Department.

Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead and coordinate the business improvement Blitz program
• Provide technical expertise to identify data-driven initiatives that solve complex critical issues and improve the Mining Projects value chain
• Ensure all work is carried out in a safe, structured, agreed and timely manner compliant with company requirements and objectives
• Provide support to develop, coach and mentor team members to continuously improve their knowledge and skills
• Drive and influence proactive safety behaviours within workgroups through visible leadership

Desirable

• Five (5) years Business Improvement/Engineering/Leadership experience in mining environment 
• Behaviour consistent with Newcrest values
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly developed skills in understanding stakeholder needs and requirements and translating these into action plans
• Results orientation, willingness to be part of a sustainable solution with excellent organisational skills
• Excellent relationship building capabilities, combined with strong communication and presentation skills tailored to the needs of the individual or group
• Motivated self-starter
• Demonstrated achievements in improvement and initiative management and leadership
• Team and people management skills 
• Lean Six Sigma experience 
• Highly developed problem solving and analytical skills and sound financial judgment 
• Highly developed project management skills and a solid understanding of solution driven methodologies