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For over 150 years, we've been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we're proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

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Job Description:

Your impact in this role:

At Wilson, the Plant Manager organizes, optimizes and continually improves the operational, production and maintenance activities, considering the Sibelco Values and policies.

The Plant Manager must drive his/her operational organization in order to maintain and develop the plant guarantee:

o Zero Harm approach to operational safety.

o First-class service to the customer.

o Competitive cost position (cost reduction, increase site yield, better value- products, better processes, product management and production scheduling).

o Highest standard of the Industry in terms of processes, quality, environment and legal obligation respect

and health and safety.

o Continuity in time of the mining and processing activities.

o Development of talent, competence and career progression of staff within the area.

o Implementation of the Operation Excellence principles and tools

In the role, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Ensures Compliance with Safety Standards as required by law and company policy

• Ensures the safety of plant personnel. Leads and supports the safety program and all safety efforts. Conducts or ensures safety training is completed

• Manages and directs production operations and functions.

• Ensures the quality and regulatory compliance of all products manufactured and shipped from the plant while meeting sales customer needs and expectations

• Leverages production employees to achieve production goals while maintaining product quality and compliance requirements

• Identifies and initiates the principles and techniques of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement to improve quality, eliminate waste, decrease costs, and improve productivity.

• Identifies and plans the physical condition of all facilities through regular upkeep and CAPEX.

• Completes budgetary plans and cost control activities and reporting.

• Monitor and reduce stock of by-products/wastes.

• Active participation to the scheduling and performance meetings.

• Support to sales.

• Support to sourcing, especially to anticipate sourcing issues. Monitor stock of input raw materials.

• Manage production & maintenance OPEX and CAPEX budgets

• Implement, maintain and improve with his/her team excellent performing production processes

• Directs, oversees and/or assists with all recruiting, training, personnel development, and optimum functioning of the sits in the cluster.

• Develops supervisors and operators by coaching, training, properly delegating responsibility and emphasizing accountability for assigned responsibilities

• Audits, solves problems, improves plant operations and facilitates investigating and correcting actions associated with quality and safety events. Trains supervisors and senior operators in same efforts.

• Remains calm and focused during times of change and uncertainty, and effectively guiding others through them

• Rises to the challenge, accepting risk and uncertainly as part of business as usual

• Is confident to make decisions or move forward, even with incomplete information

• Maneuvers effectively through complex or uncertain situations

• Builds on the strength of diversity of teams to efficiently achieve goals

• Creates strong morale and spirit

• Celebrates and shares successes with business/ functions and teams

• Communicates with conviction and clarity in all situations

• Delivers multi-mode communications that ensures a clear understanding for different audiences

• Recognizes when others are having difficulty understanding his/her message and adapts style

• Practices attentive and active listening

• Sets clear goals and pursues them with energy and drive

• Drives self and others to achieve excellent results

• Models perseverance in face of challenges and finds solutions in order to achieve set goals

• Recognized for his/her qualitative performance

• Determines, communicates and drives Sibelco's key processes and procedures and continuously improves them

• Encourages a mindset of continuous improvement in the organization

• Organizes people and activities in the most effective way

• Measures process effectiveness and drives continuous improvement

• Uses benchmarks in an appropriate way

• Responds appropriately to the urgency of a decision, balancing the need for quality and speed in making decisions effective for Sibelco

• Involves the right persons in decision making

• Draws on appropriate information from a variety of resources to define the problem and makes decisions

Background:

• Bachelor's degree with a focus in electrical or mechanical Engineering or equivalent by experience

• 8+ years' experience in a leadership role in industrial manufacturing environment or related industry to glass recycling

• Experience with turnaround challenges

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Why Join Us?

Sibelco is more than a workplace-it's a community that encourages growth, innovation, and collaboration. Here's what you can look forward to when you join our team:

• Meet Our People: Careers

• Learn About Our Recruitment Process: Learn More

• Discover Our Sustainability Goals: Sibelco priorities

We also welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support you through the selection process.

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