Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname.

Newmont’s Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana: the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region. There is also near mine exploration and development focus in Ghana to annually replace gold reserves. Newmont Africa also has early-stage exploration programs in the African countries of Ethiopia and Morocco.

Our Africa operations employ approximately 5,900 employees and contractors, with the majority working at the Ahafo Mine. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This, combined with our growth opportunities, makes Newmont a great company to work.

Our Akyem and Ahafo mines have made significant sustainable community development investments in our host communities. These include establishing Development Funds at our Akyem and Ahafo operational areas with each mine contributing US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit into its community development fund.

The only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index, Newmont in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont’s industry leading performance is reflected through our Africa operations’ high standards in environmental management, health and safety for our workforce and creating value and opportunity for our employees, host communities and Newmont’s shareholders.

About This Role

• Lead in the allocation of resources for the department to develop and implement sustainable continuous improvement for the production process. This is achieved by using the continuous improvement tools and processes developed during the project.
• Provide analytical support to ideas owners on the measuring and tracking of the success of ideas, generated through the improvement process.

In This Role You Will

System Development

• Direct the development of appropriate templates, tools and procedures for business improvement to assist with the implementation, maintenance and enhancement of improvements across site.
• Assist with the development and implementation of effective processes off managing and tracking these procedures for sustainability and enhancement.
• Submit weekly reports for general management reviews, weekly RARs and the daily work plan reviews.

Cost Control

• Minimize work area costs through the identification and elimination of non-value adding work process and elimination of waste.
• Maintain high standards of performance and processes in accordance.

Customer Support

• Ensure the development and delivery of effective training on core business improvement, tools and systems.
• Ensure that Department personnel receive appropriate support in the management/ implementation of continues improvement initiatives.
• Ensure that Department personnel have a clear understanding of the value creation process (and/or value destruction risks) in the department i.e., how does management add / destroy value.
• Provide the lead in developing work plans for continuous improvement for core and support services department processes.
• Support all owners of variances and coach owners to ensure effective explanation and actions.
• Identify inconsistencies between the KPI’s of individuals in the department and improvement objectives and advise the Head of Department (HOD) how these might be improved.

Additional Responsibilities

Staff Engagement

• Work co-operatively with others and ensure team effectiveness.
• Ensure all induction and refresher training programmes include exposure to operational excellence and continuous improvement principles, processes and practices.
• Ensure that all team members have a clear understanding of their role and accountability related to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ensure that all team members have a clear understanding on how operational excellence and continuous improvement relate to the performance management process.

Analysis Data Maintenance Initiative Evaluation

• Participate in the idea generating process, providing support through facilitation, co-ordination of ideas, and the evaluation (analysis) of ideas.
• Provide quantifiable results to idea owners.
• Support idea owners, to ensure timely implementation of ideas.
• Provide rapid and timely communications of key physicals and counter-physicals to facilitate the rapid optimization/halting of ideas.
• Provide support for the permanent measurement and review of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), cascaded though the organization.
• Provide support for the continuous analysis and updating of performance targets and visual boards cascaded though the organization.
• Maintain Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Database and Business Intelligence (BI) tools and templates database in PIPWare and any other tools, used to support Business Intelligence (BI) process.
• Updates visual board charts to support department’s meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors’ degree in a mining and engineering discipline is preferred.

Additional Knowledge

• Knowledge around risk and change management.
• Business improvement.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 – 7 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in training and facilitation.

Technical Skills

• Advance administrative skills.
• Advance analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advance mathematical ability.
• Advance communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advance computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Advance project / program management and coordination skills.
• Advance facilitation / consultation and management skills.
• Advance planning and organizing skills.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Risk management and change management skills.
• Research and reporting skills.
• Business Continuity Management skills.
• Capacity Planning skills.
• Motivational and networking skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Quality Management skills.

Behavioural Attributes

• Accuracy.
• Diligent.
• Reliable.
• Respectful.
• Goal oriented.
• Takes initiative.
• Safety conscious.
• Customer focused.
• Proactive.
• Self-motivated.
• Attention to details.
• Work well under pressure.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Ahafo South mine.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work requires mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high visible clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask according to working conditions.
• Incumbent occasionally has to work overtime.

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.