Performance Manager - Derby

About the job

Job Title: Performance Manager - Derby

Location: Derby DE21 7BE

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time - 40 Hours - Monday - Friday

About us:

LKAB is an international group that sells sustainable iron ore, minerals and special products. We are leading the green transformation of the iron and steel industry by developing carbon-free processes and products like sponge iron.

LKAB's commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success as a company. By embracing everyone and ensuring that every employee (or potential employee) feels a strong sense of belonging, we build a workforce with diverse perspectives and identities. Through living our behaviours and implementing EDI initiatives that support all, we create an inclusive and equitable work environment where each of us can feel supported and reach our full potential.

We are proud of our culture and we have a set of Behaviours and Leadership Criteria that we work within, which are a pre-requisite of being an LKAB employee and demonstrates how we work and how we lead. These complement each other to support achieving the overall LKAB vision of 'Leading the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future'.

We deliver - from strategy to execution

We work as one team - through collaboration

We learn & adapt - by learning & developing

We use resources with respect - through trust and responsibility

We are clear that our overarching goal is achieving Zero Harm and everyone who wishes to join our organisation must work within the framework of our six Golden Rules in order to create a safer, more secure workplace environment for people to thrive in. Our behaviour and mindset are what creates a safe and healthy work environment and our Golden Rules encompass much of what constitutes a good safety culture.

Recognise and praise good behaviour

Lead by example

Lets Talk

Always Challenge acts that could cause harm

Stop and think - What could go wrong?

Never bypass a system designed to prevent harm.

Working within these at all times is an expectation for all employees, current and future.

About the role:

LKAB Minerals UK Ltd are looking for an experience Performance Manager for our Head Office Site in Derby. Key aspects of the role are ensuring Safety First at the core of the strategy for Derby Site, promoting a culture of continuous improvement that is sustainable and measurable through the operational KPI's.

The incumbent will help to identify and eliminate losses that are not directly associated with the Derby site but adversely affect their overall performance, as well as being an integral driver of the lean and continuous improvement aspirations of the business.

This role will work alongside the Derby Production Team , providing deputising site manager duties when required.

Full Time Responsibilities & Key work tasks:

• Collaboration across the business to improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Supporting the Health and Safety Manager and Site Manager and Functional heads' to deliver site improvements and support organisational priorities.
• Responsible for your key focus area including making recommendations for changes and process improvements - focusing on procedures, processes, tools or materials.
• Supporting the site with loss based projects as required, developing relevant data collection points to support CAPEX projects, inform planning, delivery of services including demand and capacity planning.
• Support with Quality Improvement culture onsite and work with the organisation to deliver best practice processes.
• Support and training of the basic problems solving tools in the continuous improvement tool set as needed
• Incremental improvements in OEE
• Deputise for site manager duties, when site manager is unavailable

Characteristics and skills requirements:

• Qualified Mechanical or Electrical Engineer
• Demonstratable knowledge of mechanical maintenance and practical exposure to Lean
• Team player and collaborator
• Experience managing plant and people in the minerals processing or similar industries.
• Safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safety or NEBOSH Certificate would also be advantageous

Location and commitments

• This role is Derby Based - LKAB Minerals Ltd, Raynesway, Derby, DE21 7BE

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance (Death in Service)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Store discount scheme

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Candidates with relevant experience and job titles of; Project Coordinator, Project Management, Performance Manager, Process Engineer, Data Analyst, Business Process Manager and Business Process Analyst may also be considered for this role