Operational Excellence Manager

Job description

Round Mountain is an open-pit mine located in Nevada, one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world. The mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods and processes ore by mill and heap leach. Kinross began operating the mine in 2003, and it has since become a continuous improvement leader in the Company’s portfolio. Round Mountain poured its 15 millionth ounce in 2018. Round Mountain and the nearby Bald Mountain mine make up Kinross’ Nevada operations. The Round Mountain mine is an important contributor to the Nye County economy and, working with local stakeholders, has helped achieve significant improvements in healthcare and education in the area. Purpose Of The Role: The Operational Excellence Manager is the site-based change leader for Round Mountain, responsible for driving measurable, sustainable performance improvement across all areas of the operations and projects. This role partners closely with the Site Leadership Team to identify, prioritize, and deliver the highest value improvement initiatives, ensuring that continuous improvement (CI) efforts are tightly aligned to site priorities, operational risks, and value creation opportunities. While positioned at a Manag...