Business Improvement Specialist Co-op
Business Improvement Specialist Co-op
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03-05-2025
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Reporting to the Lead Business Improvement the Business Improvement Coop is a frontline change agent for the Central Improvement teams clients. Primarily responsible for the execution of Tecks improvement pipeline initiatives to achieve clearly demonstrable and sustainable value across all our operations. The successful candidate will have the chance to collaborate with senior leaders across the company and work with OEMs experts in our corporate operations & maintenance groups. We are specifically looking for an individual with outstanding analytical skills to tackle large and ambiguous business problems and superb interpersonal skills to lead crossfunctional teams in developing sustainable solutions.
If you are not currently located in the area of this coop position you must be willing to either commute or relocate to the surrounding area for the entire duration of the coop must also currently be a student enrolled in a Canadian postsecondary institution and will be enrolled throughout the duration of the coop term (you will also be returning back to the postsecondary institution once the coop term is completed). Proof of a valid work permit will also be required if applicable.
Dont miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of one of Canadas leading mining companies and join our team!
Responsibilities
- Be acourageoussafety leaderadhereto and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Be the primary source of reliable data and rocksolid analysis providing the fact base the Tecks Central Improvement team uses to make decisions in real time
- Provide rigor and accuracy to the improvement effort. As the chief source of insight based on the data facilitate the prioritization of improvement opportunities and use root cause analysis to help resolve daytoday issues with implementation
- Build performance tracking dashboards using tools like Excel and PowerBI
- Develop implementation plans for portfolio of initiatives that have clear arguments and consensus from key stakeholders aligned with Teckstrategicpipeline
- Track the performance of your improvement initiatives using Value Driver Trees andcustomizedKPI dashboards to quantify value delivery
- Collaborate with teams to proactively identify risks issues and/or opportunities to ensure the maximum business value delivered
- Collaborate with site counterparts sharing your skills and building relationships across Tecks operations using your network to ensure improvement plans are firmly based on the realworld your clients operate in
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in aBachelors or Masters degree or equivalent experience in mining engineering (strong preference) geological mechanical industrial or civil engineering
- Excellence in effective communication: articulating key messages & storytelling
- Adaptable: comfortable with working in ambiguous and unstructured settings
- Problem Solving: able to prioritize and frame complex problems while identifying solutions quickly
- Bias for action: seeks to move from analysis to action as quickly as possible
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and ability to rapidly build and nurture working relationships
- Solid understanding of mining industry fundamentals
- Able to articulate complex concepts clearly for audiences with diverse backgrounds (technical and nontechnical)
- Comfortable in discussions with Senior leadership and working in ambiguous rapidly changing settings
- Able to work effectively independently as well as part of the team
- Proven ability to learn innovative technologies and platforms quickly accurately and efficiently
- Anticipated travel requirement is up to 50%
- Experience in the deployment of Continuous Improvement programs within mining industry would be considered an asset
- Fluency in Spanish is an asset
$74000 $92000 a year
Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people communities and land that we love.
Tecks two regional business units North America and Latin America areresponsiblefor Tecks assets through all phases of safe sustainable development operation and closure. The business units are supported by enterprisewide functions that set strategic direction establish standards and provide governance as well as supporting the business through shared services centres of excellence and business partnering.
Join Teck a leader in the mining industry where we hire over 150 students each year across our operations. Our commitment to fostering young talent has earned us recognition as one ofCanadas Top Employers for Young Peopleand as one ofCanadas Top 100 Employers. We are also proud to be named one of theGlobal 100 Most Sustainable Corporations byCorporateKnights. At Teck youll gain valuable experience contribute to meaningful projects and be part of a company dedicated to sustainability and innovation. Start your career journey with us!
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