KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Drive and develop a business improvement culture, mindset and passion across the mine site

Ensure risks and issues are mitigated through effective relationships with stakeholders and provide support governance and distribution of insights to identify pain points and improvement opportunities with our client and subcontractors

Use data driven insights to advocate and implement change and improvement across process and capability, as well as identify and monitor our leading and lagging indicators to enable early identification and management of operational challenges

Coach, train and support site team members in the use and implementation of GSR framework to drive business improvement

Work across the site to assist in the delivery of Continuous Improvement projects

Challenges stakeholders and teams to maximise opportunities from business improvement initiatives and support the capability enablement of these opportunities

Support cross departmental teams to deliver improvement initiatives across the mine site, present findings and recommendations with confidence to key stakeholders and senior leaders across the business

Facilitate workshops and provide specialist improvement advice to site teams to identify and resolve specific issues that are critically impacting business outcomes

Review work regularly, provide meaningful feedback, hold self and team members to account and recognise effort

Proactively build and maintain positive working relationships through teamwork and mutual respect

Strive for continuous improvement in work practices and foster a climate of positive change

Carry out all work safely and in accordance with correct operating procedures

Install the Management Operating System in conjunction with area leads and oversees the utilisation and auditing of the process

Cofacilitate Business Improvement (BI) Learning sessions, providing coaching to area based Change Leaders and their sponsors

Lead and coach problem solving activities applying different methodologies including statistical process analysis and control.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Relevant qualifications in business, engineering, or related fields;

Proven experience as a Continuous Improvement Specialist or similar role;

Ideally Six Sigma (Black Belt or Green Belt) trained

Ideally Lean Manufacturing or similar training

This is a renewable fixed term position. The onsite camp facilities at Wassa include fully serviced air-conditioned rooms, dining halls, sports bar convenience store, gym and sporting facilities, swimming pool and a fully equipped medical Center. An attractive expatriate salary package including a performance-based incentive and other benefits is on offer.

Interviews will be conducted as CV’s are received; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Golden Star is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of age, gender, marital status, race, nationality, religious belief, ethnicity, disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements, which cannot be shown to be justifiable.