Director of Continuous Improvement

Intrepid Potash•Denver, CO

2d•$180,000 - $205,000

About The Position

The Director of Continuous Improvement provides enterprise leadership for operational excellence across mining operations. This role oversees the teams and individuals leading continuous improvement and operational excellence projects at the sites, ensuring their work is aligned to business priorities and delivers measurable value. The position establishes discipline around what improvement work is done, how it is executed, how results are measured, and how progress is reported to senior leadership. Success is defined by sustained improvements in safety, cost, productivity, asset reliability, and overall business performance.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in mining, manufacturing, or asset-intensive operations.
Proven success leading and governing multi-site improvement initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
Strong understanding of mining operations, processing environments, and performance drivers.
Experience leading and developing CI/OE professionals and influencing site leadership teams.
Strong executive communication skills.
Business- and operations-focused
Credible with site leaders and executives
Data-driven and results-oriented
Pragmatic, disciplined change leader

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee continuous improvement efforts across mining, processing, maintenance, supply chain, and support functions.
Ensure site-based improvement projects align to operational and financial priorities such as safety performance, production reliability, cost control, throughput, and margin improvement.
Partner closely with site leaders to ensure initiatives address real operational constraints and business needs.
Balance enterprise consistency with site-level practicality to ensure solutions are sustainable in mining environments.
Establish a clear governance model for continuous improvement projects, including sponsorship, prioritization, milestones, and accountability.
Define what gets reported, how it is reported, and at what cadence for site, corporate, and executive leadership.
Ensure reporting clearly communicates the business problem, expected and realized benefits, project status, risks, and next steps.
Partner with finance and operations leadership to ensure benefit tracking is credible and tied to business results.
Develop and maintain a common operational excellence framework appropriate for mining and asset-intensive operations.
Standardize problem-solving, performance management, and improvement methodologies while allowing site-specific flexibility.
Embed continuous improvement into daily operating rhythms rather than treating it as a standalone initiative.
Translate site-level operational data and project outcomes into clear executive-level insights.
Prepare and deliver regular updates to senior leadership on progress, value delivered, and upcoming priorities.
Serve as a trusted advisor on operational excellence strategy and execution across the mining portfolio.