Insights Lead - Mining Performance

Finning; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension plan + ESPP

Health, dental, disability

Job summary

Finning Canada is seeking an Insights Lead - Mining Performance to connect mining operations, fleet performance, customer data, and business outcomes. You will work with Mining Sales, Fleet Performance, Customers, Caterpillar, and Finning IT to turn complex data into actionable insights and improve equipment availability and sales effectiveness.

This role blends analysis, engineering, and business partnership.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytics, business intelligence, mining operations, fleet performance, product support, reliability, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
• Advanced experience with SQL, Python, R, Power BI, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with large operational, equipment, maintenance, customer, or commercial datasets.
• Experience partnering with technical and business stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Mining industry experience, knowledge of Caterpillar equipment, fleet management systems, maintenance systems, or telematics platforms is considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop insights that improve mining fleet performance, equipment availability, reliability, maintenance execution, and customer outcomes.
• Analyze equipment, maintenance, telematics, operational, customer, and commercial data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Partner with Mining Sales teams to identify growth opportunities, improve account planning, and support data-driven decision making.
• Work directly with customers to understand business challenges, define data requirements, and deliver practical analytical solutions.
• Partner with Finning IT, Digital Services, and technical stakeholders to support data integrations, reporting solutions, and data pipeline development.
• Build dashboards, reports, and executive-ready recommendations that translate complex data into clear actions.
• Lead and support strategic initiatives focused on mining performance, business growth, operational effectiveness, and data quality.

Skills

Analytics

BI

Mining operations

Fleet performance

Product support

Reliability

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Position Overview

We're looking to hire a strong problem solver to help connect mining operations, fleet performance, customer data, and business outcomes.

Company

Finning Canada

Number of Openings

1

Worker Type

Permanent

Job Description

We're looking to hire a strong problem solver to help connect mining operations, fleet performance, customer data, and business outcomes. As the Insights Lead - Mining Performance, you'll work closely with Mining Sales & Product Support, Fleet Performance, Customers, Caterpillar, and Finning IT to turn complex operational and commercial data into actionable insights. You'll help improve equipment availability, reliability, maintenance performance, and sales effectiveness while supporting the development of insights that enable better decision making. This role is part analyst, part engineer, and part business partner. Success requires curiosity, strong business acumen, technical capability, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple organizations.

What We Can Offer You

• Great people and place to work with a hybrid work opportunity
• Career advancement and training opportunities
• Pension and employee stock purchase plans with company contributions
• Extensive health benefits including group medical and dental benefits, and short-term and long-term disability benefits
• For this position, the expected base salary range is between $90,000 and $110,000 annually with an additional performance bonus over the base salary.

What You'll Do

• Develop insights that improve mining fleet performance, equipment availability, reliability, maintenance execution, and customer outcomes.
• Analyze equipment, maintenance, telematics, operational, customer, and commercial data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Partner with Mining Sales teams to identify growth opportunities, improve account planning, and support data-driven decision making.
• Work directly with customers to understand business challenges, define data requirements, and deliver practical analytical solutions.
• Partner with Finning IT, Digital Services, and technical stakeholders to support data integrations, reporting solutions, and data pipeline development.
• Build dashboards, reports, and executive-ready recommendations that translate complex data into clear actions.
• Lead and support strategic initiatives focused on mining performance, business growth, operational effectiveness, and data quality.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in analytics, business intelligence, mining operations, fleet performance, product support, reliability, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
• Advanced experience with SQL, Python, R, Power BI, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with large operational, equipment, maintenance, customer, or commercial datasets.
• Experience partnering with technical and business stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Mining industry experience, knowledge of Caterpillar equipment, fleet management systems, maintenance systems, or telematics platforms is considered a strong asset.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to play a key role in helping our mining customers and business make better decisions through data. You'll work on high-impact problems, partner directly with industry leaders and customers, and help shape how Finning uses data to improve operational and commercial performance across our mining business.

At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.