Line Technical Specialist (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.

Work Location

This position is flexible be situated at the downtown Saskatoon, SK office, or at the Jansen Mine Site near Leroy, SK. Monday - Friday 40 hours per week (Saskatoon/Jansen), Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP. A few days per week working at the Jansen site is typical.

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 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

• Drives business improvement through the measurement of BHP's performance
• Coaches individuals and teams in the application of BOS principles, practices, and tools by building rapport, providing feedback, and overcoming barriers to BOS implementation
• Support the achievement of the global BOS transformation
• Applies an understanding of business terminology, key operational processes, and key business activities within and between functional areas (e.g., finance, supply, procurement, work management, etc.)
• Identifies, implements, and evaluates the success of continuous improvement activities/initiatives to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of BHP systems and processes

About You

Experiences for the role:

• Proven experience influencing leaders and teams
• Facilitating change management
• Assessing capability and providing critical feedback
• Experience with continuous improvement tools is an advantage

Skills, accreditations, and qualifications:

• A passionate improvement mindset is key to this role
• Relevant qualifications and/or experience and exposure to the mining industry
• Knowledge of mining or Potash mining business operations, processes, and functions is an advantage
• Ability to sustainably implement continuous improvement behaviours
• Experience as a supervisor or coaching operational leadership

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on November 18, 2024.

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 Workforce

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 [email protected]. 

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. 

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.