Operational Excellence Advisor

**Type of position**: Regular

**Your future role on our team**

The purpose of this role is to work in the Operational Excellence team together with the operations and/or project teams to improve productivity, operational efficiency and reduce costs. This also seeks to achieve better overall performance, including a better quality of life at work.

In the same vein, this position provides strategic direction of operational excellence (ExOp) for people, systems, programs, processes, projects across the value stream and business support areas, as required.
- Contribute to the company's objective by achieving the expected results.
- Provide multidisciplinary advice and expertise to team members.
- He/She is considered a leading expert in his/her field, including process improvement and project management.

**With us, you’ll get the opportunity to**
- Provide services in a timely, personal and direct manner to the Company and its clients.
- Use the utmost diligence in the performance of main duties.
- Perform work with interest, responsibility and ethics, avoiding compromising the safety and prestige of the Company, immediately disclosing abnormal situations, which the Employee comes to know due to or in connection with the work.
- Be respectful and cordial towards clients, superiors and other employees of the Company.
Fully comply with the duties inherent to the Position and all those entrusted to the proper functioning of the Company.
- Comply with and respect the Internal Workplace Health and Safety Regulations of the Company, whose text shall be considered as an integral part of this Contract, and also comply with the company clients’ internal regulations in force on occupational health and safety and environment.
- Take due care of the Company's and its clients' property and preserve their condition.
- Justify absences from work due to illness with the corresponding medical certificate and/or medical leave issued by a physician, within 24 (twenty-four) hours from the day of the absence.
- Keep strict confidentiality of all information, documentation and background of clients, which the Employee has received or become aware of due to the duties of the Position, either through activities or business of the Company, as well as of clients and suppliers of the Employer, in accordance with the specific clause of this contract.
- Use the personal protective equipment provided by the Company in the execution of the work and follow verbal and written orders and instructions regarding specific procedures, according to the Employee’s job position, as well as the use of corporate uniforms, whether provided by clients or own.
- Attend regularly, to the extent required by the Company, training on risk prevention, hygiene and safety, protection of life and/or health, technical and operational matters, or any other matter related to the work performed by the Employee.
- Provide reliable information regarding the functions performed, expressly stating that the information provided is true.
- Safeguard and use correctly the assets provided by the Company for the duties that have been entrusted.
- Correct and timely use of the different computer systems that are provided, and that correspond to those belonging to the principals and/or to the Company.

**Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?**
- Strong ability to train, motivate and mobilize others.
- Excellent communication skills to lead problem solving and align stakeholders on decisions by breaking down silos and roadblocks.
- Curiosity and interest in pursuing a journey of continuous learning and professional development.
- Proven leadership to generate results with strong organizational skills and a clear ability to break down higher goals into focused projects and actions.
- Good knowledge of the mining context and operations is considered an advantage.

**Overview of certifications and job requirements**
- Technical/professional degree with at least 7 years of experience in continuous improvement or Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of experience.
- Field of study: Mining and Metals; Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administration; quality.
- High analytical capacity, use of statistical analysis tools and large volumes of information.
- Ability to generate professional level reports, professional writing and charts with high efficiency and accuracy.
- Lean, Green or Black Belt certification is considered a solid asset.
- Master the different tools and techniques of continuous improvement (6 Sigma), Lean Manufacturing, VSA/VSM, team facilitation, A3/RDP, Kaizen, RASCI, change management, among others).

**About BBA**
For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice