The Company

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life through minerals. Our success is built on our people, and creating an environment where our 17,800 employees around the globe can thrive.

We passionately believe that our teams are at their best when they have the opportunity to learn, collaborate and find new ways to solve our customers’ challenges, no matter what part of the business they are in.
We can offer you a variety of work and real opportunities to make an impact and be part of our evolution.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Local Site Supervisor Belgium

Job Summary

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life. Our success is built on our people and creating an environment where our 18,300 employees around the globe can thrive.

High Temperature Solutions (HTS)/Calderys is an Imerys Business Area which serves three core markets – Refractory solutions, Foundry & Metal flow, and Absorbents.

We combine unique business expertise to provide customized and innovative solutions from our 35 plants along with end-to-end value-added services to all our customers.

Being an international business, we offer to our more than 2500 employees a world of opportunities in our various locations in 33 countries.

We put to work over 100 years of expertise to foster a positive impact for all our stakeholders. Every day we build a sustainable future through teamwork, customer orientation, and proactive mindset.

We are a company where performance is recognized and learning is promoted; an environment where you can grow and fulfill your potential; a workplace where every day is a new day and it is NEVER BORING!

For more information on what we are made of, please visit www.imerys.com.

CONTEXT

Within the BU Calderys Europe, the Iron & Steel segment serves key customers of the Steel industry, proposing not only refractory products, but also a full refractory solution, including service management of industrial equipment at the customer site, as well as full management of maintenance of large installations.

In order to maintain and enhance the quality of provided refractory services to its clients, as well as develop additional services, the Iron & Steel segment is creating the position of Local Site Supervisor with a first location at Arcelor Mittal Gent site (Belgium), but also the follow-up of others Steel Customers sites in the country.

MISSION

Local Site Supervisor (LSS) is in charge of the all the Calderys on-site activities at the customer site (on a major Steel customer plus additional small sites if required). Under the responsibility of the Sales Representatives in charge of this major customer and/or other sites, the LSS will supervise all operations and services that involve Calderys products and equipment.

Main responsibilities

Under the direct management of the Sales engineer Belgium for the segment t Iron & Steel, the job holder has the following responsibilities:

-              In charge of the Calderys on-site activities at the customer site (for all departments).

-               Preparation and planning/coordinating of the activities onsite, using Calderys own personnel or sub-contractors. He/she Is always in relation with the customer coordination team.

-              Management of local sub-contractors working on behalf of Calderys

-              Advise the customer on the usage/how to optimize the installation of the Calderys products

-              Follow up of installations and generate reports of campaigns.

-              Is able to follow up trials of new products/services and generate reports of trials.

-              In case of issue: take all necessary steps to investigate and solve the issue

-               Manage all the technical aspects that relates to refractories usage (machinery, analysis of breakdown, maintenance, etc…)

-               Management of the local stock of Calderys products: in coordination with the customer, ensure the regular supply to maintain customer activity.

-               Is responsible for the local Health and Safety environment, and is monitoring the correct implementation of all safety measures, respecting Calderys and customer policies. Ensure that all the proper documents are communicated and maintained for all our activities.

-               Communication with the customer, participate to daily meetings with the engineers of all departments of the customer, in order to actively propose solutions and develop the business.

-              Interaction with all the Calderys internal departments (Sales/Technical Support/R&D/EHS)

-               Able to track and monitor competitor’s activities on-site, reacting to any event that may have an impact on Calderys business. Propose a solution to the customer, in case of an emergency.

Requirements:

• Technical diploma or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.
• Ideally a good knowledge of refractory industry products, raw materials, equipment and installation technique. At minimum a good knowledge on use of cements and concretes in general.
• Basic of electronics and mechanics is a plus
• Flexible: on-call system for important installations/maintenance stoppages and availability during weekends/night in case of issues on-site
• Natural focus on quality and safety is required, as well as a sens of accountability.
• At ease to communicate and collaborate inside and outside the company.
• Regular user of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and of digital tools (smartphone and tablet  applications)
• Mother language Dutch, good level of French and/or English.

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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