VP Operations NAM | United States

Job Description

Sibelco is a global material solutions company. Our company sources, transforms and distributes specialty industrial minerals – particularly silica, clays, feldspathics and olivine – and is a leader in glass recycling. Sibelco delivers solutions for society and supports the progress of modern life, from drinking water sanitation to solar technology and from flame retardants to smartphone screens. We serve industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers and water purification.

Founded back in 1872, we have grown into a multinational business with operations in around 30 countries and an extensive multi-mineral portfolio. We work with customers worldwide across a broad range of industries, delivering solutions that combine high-specification materials with dedicated technical support.

Sibelco seeks to be a great place to work. We strive for continuous improvement in the health and safety of our colleagues and we promote diversity and inclusiveness in all our activities. Sustainability is fundamental part of our vision. As well as developing products that help our customers thrive, we also look at how we can minimise environmental impact and maximise environmental opportunities. We generate economic value through innovation and our ability to meet and anticipate our customers' expectations.

Our goal is to deliver long-term social, environmental and economic value for our stakeholders, continuously guided by our purpose: Material solutions advancing life.

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

This role will involve regular travel to our Spruce Spine operations and beyond

Sibelco NAM:

Sibelco is one of the world's largest producers of high purity quartz. Through our production plants and technical centres located in the Spruce Pine region of North Carolina we offer a wide range of high purity quartz products to meet individual customer-specific requirements. The NAM head office is located in Charlotte.

Role Purpose:

Ensure the regional implementation and execution of Sibelco's operations and growth strategy and manage the overall plant operations in North America (NAM), in compliance with quality, HSE, sustainability standards and corporate policies, to deliver the NAM P/L, grow the business and realize the set performance objectives in terms of safety, quality, quantity, planning and costs.

Responsibilities:

• Improve overall HSE performance, ensure compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements and implement Sibelco's internal standards, in order to develop a strong safety culture in NAM.
• As member of the leadership team of the EVP International, actively contribute to the development and implementation of the NAM growth strategy.
• Shared responsibility with commercial and finance to deliver the NAM P/L in accordance with the annual budget.
• Prepare, in cooperation with the commercial and finance VPs, the annual Opex and Capex budget for the operations function in NAM.
• Manage, allocate, monitor, evaluate and optimize the resources of the production facilities (materials, people, equipment)
• Work actively, in cooperation with SCM, on the optimization of the logistics costs.
• Accountable for asset reliability and availability, expenses, delivering the operations / optimization objectives, product quality, safety and business improvements.
• Follow closely the evolution of the industry in the region to identify growth opportunities & lead the operations to be efficient in responding on and delivering in accordance with customer needs.
• Attract, lead, coach, appraise and develop the NAM operations team.
• Establish and maintain a continuous improvement culture, optimize processes and systems and implement global processes
• Ensure full compliance with the highest business standards, while conducting business for Sibelco.
• Ad-hoc project work contributing to the realization of the company's targets.

Requirements:

Experience in operations in minerals, mining, chemicals or similar

Knowledge of complex chemical processes such as acid leaching highly regarded

Strong affinity with technology

Knowledgeable in Quality Management

Strong track record of leading and developing people

Proven track record of P/L delivery

To request a full job description please email: alexa.llerena.ext@sibelco.com with the email title "VP Operations NAM"

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Please note we will not be requiring agency services for this recruitment.

Sibelco recognise the strength of our diverse global workforce and value difference and inclusion for all. Our rich mix of people bring an exciting exchange of ideas and knowledge to keep us moving forward and innovating new solutions. We seek talent of all backgrounds and abilities and continue to develop our leaders and our culture to help all employees to grow and reach their full potential.