VP Operations Nordic | Norway

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.

Sibelco Nordic is comprised of:

Norway – Sibelco's Norwegian head office is located in Sandvika and its operations are: Aaheim - olivine quarry, Fossbekk - quartz processing and distribution site, Spone - silica sand quarry and processing & distribution plant, Stjernøy - nepheline syenite quarry.

Finland - The head office for Sibelco Finland is in Espoo and operations are: Nilsia, a quartz quarry and enrichment plant; Kimito, a Feldspar plant with several quarries and enrichment plant; Nakkila, processes slag for abrasive products and Karvia, which is based on natural sand for different applications like biofuel and paints.

Sibelco Sweden's head office is based in Mölndal, and has operations spread over 4 locations: Baskarp, a silica sand plant with several quarries;  Forshammar, a Feldspar quarry; Västerås, with three processes lines and customer made products/packaging material; Lödöse, a Waterglass chemical process plant.

Sibelco Denmark located on the island Bornholm established 1971. Our operation at Ronne on Bornholm includes a seagoing dredge where sand is dredged from the Baltic Sea and a processing plant with sand storage with supporting services of laboratory, operations services and site administration.

Location: Oslo, Norway

This role will require regular travel

Role Purpose:

Ensure the implementation and execution of Sibelco's operations and growth strategy in the Nordic and manage the overall plant operations in the region, in compliance with quality, HSE, sustainability standards and corporate policies, to deliver the Nordic 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 the Nordic.
• As member of the leadership team of the EVP Operations Europe, actively contribute to the development and implementation of the Nordic growth strategy.
• Shared responsibility with commercial and finance to deliver the Nordic P&L in accordance with the annual budget.
• Prepare, in cooperation with the Nordic commercial and finance functions, the annual Opex and Capex budget for the operations function in the region.
• 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 in the region.
• 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 Nordic 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 operations Nordic 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.

About you:

Experienced in a hands on operations role (plant manager or other)

Background in minerals, mining, metals, chemicals or similar

A strong track record of leadership and P&L delivery

Fluent in English and 1 of the following: Norwegian, Swedish or Danish

The above like of responsibilities sounds like a challenge you would relish taking on

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

Please click apply to register your information and contact details on the recruitment portal so one of our team can get in touch.

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.