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

Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialities for industry, with €4,590M revenue in 2018, 17,800 employees and 230 industrial sites in over 50 countries, delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a great number of industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods. The Group draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions by benefiting its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. Imerys contributes essential properties to customers’ products and their performance, including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and water repellent. Imerys meets ambitious targets to develop responsibly, focusing on people, environment a

Located in Gent, Imerys Talc Belgium belongs to the Performance Additives EMEA business area. Talc products produced at Gent are widely recognized as among the highest quality talc-based products on the market for paper, paints, plastics, rubber, ceramics, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals and soap.

The jobholder supervises and reports on activities to improve & develop the operational performance of the talc facility in Gent.

Primary purpose

• Ensure a healthy and safe working environment in compliance with all applicable legal and company requirements for plant production staff.
• Manage all production activities (including process trials) on the site in order to obtain the required quality, on time. Organize personnel to always be available to operate the plant at the required level.
• Develop and implement procedures (recipes) to ensure best practice for the production of all products.
• Optimize production process to reduce variable costs, including crude, energy & chemicals, increase productivity in Gent.
• Meet all reporting requirements & deadlines.
• Ensure production complies with the requirements of our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standard.
• Supervise lead and control the activities of the Plant Production Supervisor and the Plant Process Workers

Accountabilities

Production Management

• Supervise & coach all production personnel on site to carry out activities in a safe and environmentally compliant way.
• Manage production staff to produce and deliver products to meet agreed customer requirements.
• Optimize production process to reduce variable costs, including crude, energy & chemicals, increase productivity in Gent.
• Manage all production consumables and finished goods stocks to optimize production efficiency and working capital.
• Work in close cooperation with the Maintenance & Project Manager and Quality Manager in order to ensure that activities / process improvements are aligned.
• Participate in initiatives to improve the operational performance at the Gent facility.
• Imerys Talc Belgium Management Team, active participation in on-going business development. Leadership for all production initiatives.

Operational Engineering & Process Development

• Ensure optimal production of all products by providing engineering support to operation.
• Create & update production recipes in ERP package & other reporting or documentation systems.
• Detailed Material (MAS) & energy balances for the main production processes.
• Detailed process requirements for automation projects.
• Support new processes & products “start-up” by providing engineering support & conducting validation tests.
• Plan & organize tests to improve existing processes and new equipment.
• Manage the storage of on-site process information and samples.
• Maintain close contact with Imerys Talc entities, both processing & mining department, to exchange know-how to ensure transfer of knowledge and use of most appropriate technology by working collaboratively and sharing information (eventually during site visits)

Continuous Business Improvement

• Process development to support manufacture and launch of new business.
• Process development to support ongoing continuous improvement of European Talc sites.
• Identifying & implementing best practice for talc processing at the Gent site.

Reporting

• Monthly reporting of Gent production and consumption of raw materials, consumables and energy within given deadlines
• Ensure written reports are provided for all process work on site.
• Ensure report with reliable relevant KOI’s to the local management – also important to evaluate your production process

Problem solving  

• On time production of the required quality in a cost effective way.
• Root cause analysis of non-conforming (NC) production and implementation of cost effective solutions.
• Modifications to production plans to maintain efficient operation while meeting customer requirements.
• Root cause analysis of deviation of process best practice and identification of corrective actions.
• Identify all significant variables that impact process output
• Resolve operational requirements with cost effective solutions fully meeting all QHSE requirements. This will include considering existing and new solutions for technical problems.
• Manage and coach plant production personnel to carry out their tasks in the required way. Identify and develop low cost options to meet customer requirements

Key relationships  

• All personnel on site.
• Imerys customer service, sales team and customers.
• Staff and Managers at Imerys Talc sites and head office.
• Visitors, especially customers, but also representatives from suppliers.

Internal / external impacts  

• The role requires products to be available on time and meeting the customer expectations.
• Detailed knowledge of QHSE requirements for plant production personnel on site.
• Detailed knowledge of production procedures to be followed on site.
• The role has a significant financial impact (variable & fixed costs) without conflicting with producing to fully meet customer requirements.

Technical competencies & skills  

• Fluent in Dutch (E) & English (HD)
• Other languages (B)
• Strong communication & management skills, both written & face to face (E)
• Detailed understanding of processing equipment & utilities on site (HD)
• Technical competence (E)
• Understanding of ore milling processing (B)
• Financial understanding of production costs (B)
• Organization & reporting skills (HD)
• Good level of IT knowledge (B)

Essential (E)- Highly Desirable (HD) - Beneficial(B)

Education & qualifications  

Bachelor degree in an engineering or science discipline.

Relevant experience  

• 3 to 7 years relevant professional experience in an industrial environment.
• Continuous improvement experience
• Supervision of personnel

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To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.