Site Manager-Antonito & No Agua

Job Summary

Responsible for daily operations pertaining to production processes, operational analysis, viable production alternatives, recommendations & plans and oversight of key production initiatives targeting improvements in safety, regulatory compliance, productivity integrity, improved equipment utilization, budgetary considerations / requirements & customer satisfaction.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Manages directly all aspects of operations across the Site, including Environment, Health & Safety, production, planning, maintenance, warehousing, industrial projects / capex, process improvement, quality, energy consumption optimization and continuous improvement initiatives, in close coordination with Imerys Centers of Excellence and other business areas.
• Ensures products are manufactured and delivered on schedule, and within quality standards and cost objectives.
• Develops the Site industrial plan in coordination with Operations Director, Business Area Centers of Excellence, BA Business Planning / SC VP and with the support of Imerys Centers of Excellence.
• Leads Site operations optimization to address competitiveness / demand requirements, including capex execution (debottlenecking, extension), flexibility and reduction of lead-times, productivity / energy consumption, maintenance, cost reduction / continuous improvement programs, in coordination with Imerys Business Area Centers of Excellence.
• Responsible for crude rationalization to maintain mine balance & implementation of Life of mine plans developed with / by Imerys Geology experts [SOME SITES – Excluding Sandersville].
• Keeps effective coordination with Hub Operations Director, Business Area Business Planning / Supply Chain team, Imerys and Centers of Excellence & Purchasing teams, BA Segments, and is supported by Finance & HR Business Partners.
• Conforms to EHS audit and target criteria (BU / Plant Objectives).
• Tracks and trends consumable usage variances in line with flex models.
• Targets 95% efficiency for Equipment Utilization (Cumulative Scheduled / Operational Downtime), Performance Efficiency (Actual Output / Design Output), Quality Rate (Defects & Rework / Total Production), and Customer Service targeting on time delivery compliance of 95%.
• Targets Performance to Budget / Forecast.

Key Competencies

• Recognized management skills (ability to manage teams)
• Good knowledge of all operations aspects (Safety, Production, Quality, Process, Capex…)
• Demonstrated capabilities of achieving cost reduction and productivity by promoting a continuous improvement mindset
• Multitasking skills
• Crisis management
• Customer oriented mindset
• Able to attract and develop professional teams

Education & Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing management, experience of customer oriented organization
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience
• Bachelor's Degree, Engineering, preferred