Operational Goal Setting 

Operational goal setting allows mining companies to identify and address inefficiencies in their production processes at every organizational level. Increasingly, it is particularly effective in large-scale transformation initiatives in sustainability, digital transformation, supply chain optimization, and community engagement.

A common error mining companies make is to establish expectations based on industry benchmarks or results from similar operations. These industry benchmarks can be useful in a directional sense, but they are never fully adopted at the site level since personnel often point out that their specific conditions are different. Older equipment, complex supply chain challenges, more rainfall, a lack of support from the government, different ore grades and geology all add to the unique conditions of a mine on a case-by-case basis.

Goal setting at an individual and team level has a high potential of improving workforce performance. By setting clear objectives and providing regular feedback on these specific level-specific targets, employees stay motivated and better understand their impact, enhancing productivity and a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Client Challenges:

1. How can we identify the most relevant and impactful operational goals for our mining operations?
2. What are the KPIs and metrics we should use to measure progress of our operational goals?
3. How do we ensure that our operational goals align with our long-term strategic objectives as a mining company?
4. What data and information do we need to collect and analyze to set realistic and achievable operational goals?
5. How can we effectively communicate our operational goals throughout the organization to ensure everyone is on the same page?
6. How can operational goal setting help us improve safety and reduce accidents in our mining operations?

Operational goal setting provides a structured approach for mining companies to address challenges systematically. It fosters accountability, transparency, and alignment throughout the organization, enabling companies to overcome obstacles and work towards sustained success in a responsible and efficient manner.

Our Unison Ming experts can work with your team to help successfully roll down your strategic initiatives to every organizational level using operational goal setting – translating overarching objectives into specific, clearly defined goals, KPIs and metrics. We use a proprietary methodology for benchmarking a mine site to its own tailored standards according to previous performance by season, shift, and crew – expanding the site’s true potential according to its own unique conditions.