Principal, Business Improvement

South32
Tucson
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving","Analytical","Coaching"]

Lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of the Hermosa Operating System, driving continuous improvement across the project and future operations. Partner with project leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to shape business planning, performance measurement, and value delivery—from construction through operations. You’ll also oversee improvement pipelines, governance routines, and scorecard reporting, and collaborate with Digital Technology to build visualization and analytics capability to support data-enabled decisions at Hermosa.

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Principal, Business Improvement

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Job Summary

Lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of the Hermosa Operating System, driving continuous improvement across the project and future operations. Partner with project leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to shape business planning, performance measurement, and value delivery—from construction through operations. You’ll also oversee improvement pipelines, governance routines, and scorecard reporting, and collaborate with Digital Technology to build visualization and analytics capability to support data-enabled decisions at Hermosa.
Location: Tucson
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead development of the Hermosa operational MOS from scoping through development and implementation.
  • •Embed the Hermosa Operating System across functions and operations, acting as the operating system champion and coach.
  • •Support future-state development and planning for the Hermosa Business Improvement team, including Life of Operation (LoOP) planning routines.
  • •Govern and manage improvement pipelines, performing full potential diagnostics to set improvement targets and focus areas.
  • •Coordinate business planning and alignment activities, including quarterly reviews, scorecard metric updates, and frontline improvement management.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Retirement SavingsPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
  • •Minimum 8 years’ experience working with cross-functional teams in a heavy industrial environment; mining experience preferred.
  • •Certification or formal training in Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, or Value Stream Mapping preferred.
  • •Demonstrated experience leading business improvement, operational excellence, change management, or transformation initiatives.
  • •Proven experience developing, implementing, and managing operating systems and continuous improvement programs.
Experience:Heavy industrialMining
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementProblem-solvingAnalyticalCoaching
Certifications:LeanSix SigmaTheory of ConstraintsValue Stream Mapping

Company Brief

South32
South32 is a diversified global mining and metals company producing commodities such as aluminium, manganese, zinc, silver, lead, nickel, and metallurgical coal. It operates assets across Australia, Africa, and South America.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Perth, Australia
Founded: 2015
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