Continuous Improvement Coach

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. 
 
Come and be a part of this success!

About Potash

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon.  BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.

Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for late 2026. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.

BHP has recently been named one of Canada's top 100 employers for 2025.  This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.

Purpose

BHP has a global process (BHP Operating System) for all employees to work with a “continuous Improvement” mindset. The Continuous Improvement Coach is a “Coach” type role that is designed to influence and support Operational Leadership and Frontline workers in their application of the global BHP Operating System (BOS), to mature operational excellence and build capability, to ultimately deliver exceptional and sustainable safety and performance outcomes.

About the BHP Operating System (BOS)

The Global BHP Operating System defines a set of principles, practices and behaviours that make improvement a part of what we do every day at BHP. It allows us to align around our Purpose, our Charter Values and our Operating Model, providing us with guiding principles for decision making, so that we can become a truly great company.

Our goal is to create a way of working that makes improvement central to everyone's role and allows people to work on the system, not just in it. This will mean everyone starts each day with a sense of purpose and ends the day with a sense of accomplishment.

About the Role

In this role you will:

•    Assist Leaders and Frontline to identify, prioritise, problem solve, implement and evaluate success of L1 (Supervisors and Frontline) and L2 (Superintendents) improvements.
•    As required, assist with prioritised improvements at L3 (Managers) and L4 (Project Director) - departmental and interdepartmental levels.
•    Build problem solving capability within operational teams, through teaching, coaching and practical application
•    Support leaders in motivating a continuous improvement mindset in teams, to create new and standard process; aspiring to set, share and replicate best practices making Frontline work safer, easier, better
•    Ensure Standardised Work principles and practices are understood and reinforced through consistent application and improvement
•    Create and continuously improve instructions (as per Standardised Work), procedures and standards aligned with operational priorities
•    Verify continuous improvement engine effectiveness and cascade from L3 (managers) to L1 (frontline)
•    Support Leaders and Frontline to access, use and manage systems associated with the improvement engine (i.e., WAVE, CoreWork, BrightSpot, MyBOS, Standardised Work Digital Tools, and KaiNexus)
•    Support leaders in developing and executing maturity plans that address root cause and will have tangible impact (including Standardised Work); measured by an uplift in performance and Operational Excellence Index (OEI) progression
•    Support the BOS Lead to prepare for and coordinate effective Operational Excellence Index (OEI) assessments
•    Assist the BOS Lead to monitor BOS capability across the Operation, and address local training requirements to maintain and continuously build capability

Work Location

This position will be based in Saskatoon with regular visits to the Jansen mine site. The asociated work schedule is 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.

BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a resettlement allowance.

About You

To be successful in this role you require:

•    Degree/Diploma in engineering / technology / finance or relevant field, or equivalent knowledge through practical experience.
•    Operational/Frontline experience
•    Understanding of Site processes and value chain
•    Proven ability to identify and deliver sustainable improvements
•    Understanding and experience in Structured Problem Solving
•    Demonstrated capability and credibility to coach leaders
•    Ability to influence and collaborate with Frontline Teams
•    Understanding of systems thinking
•    Ability to apply data to decisions and improvement
•    Skill in facilitation
•    Team player mindset
•    Excellent work ethic and a good sense of pride in your work
•    High Integrity with proactive general way of thinking

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on August 15, 2025. 

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police/criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.  The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that is more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity. BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.

As part of our Potash culture, all employees have access to cultural leave, on-site ceremonial events and spaces, cultural and Indigenous celebrations, reconciliation and educational events, and on-site elder support. In addition, the Potash team also offers free participation to two employee resource groups namely Indigenous at BHP which is our online platform that is used to share ideas, files and important dates; and the Indigenous Action Team (IAct) which consists of Indigenous and non-Indigenous volunteers partnering together to further understand Truth & Reconciliation.

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur late in 2026, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.