Project Engineer

ref. no 6587-14; Dodatkowa informacja

Employer description:

Sibelco was founded in 1872, initially supplying silica sand from deposits in Flanders to Belgium’s major glass producers. Our association with the clay industry stretches back even further, with our UK operations producing world-renowned ball clay in the south west of England for over 300 years. We operate 26 specialist Technical Centres worldwide, each one focused on a specific application, from glass and ceramics through to coatings and sports surfaces.

Requirements:

we currently have a vacancy for a Project Engineer based in Ransbach-Baumbach, Germany.

After an initial assignment with an intensive 1-2 year on-the-job training in Germany, the job holder is willing to relocate to Russia or to other Eastern European countries.The successful applicant will be a Mining or Geology expert with 5 to 10 years’ experience preferably in the clay business

hold an degree in Mining Engineering or in Geology or have equivalent experience
have solid knowledge of the clay business or equivalent or be prepared to learn
ideally have experience with process engineering
be willing to travel extensively, mostly in Eastern Europe and Russia
have a good understanding of mining organisation models including Maintenance, Quarry and Quality. Knowledge of legal guidelines regarding labour law and permitting in an Eastern European or Russian context is an asset
be open for new ideas and have a strong entrepreneurial mind-set
speak Russian and English fluently
any additional (German/Eastern-European) language is an asset.

We are looking for a team player with well-developed people skills who is able to communicate on all levels and who is willing to relocate to Eastern-Europe or Russia. You will take up your responsibility as a hands-on problem solver

Duties:

reporting directly to the Operations Unit Manager Ransbach Clays you will follow an intensive training, learning the processes and acting as his right hand driving, managing and following up the activities in the sites, operationally as well as strategically
you will be responsible for the control of the production processes in the quarries and in the sites, optimising and developing the mining activities
you will be planning and developing the production concept of new and existing quarries
you will be coordinating the use of mobile plants between the quarries
together with the Site Managers you will be planning and coordinating the overburden works
together with the Operations (Unit) Manager you will be leading and supervising a team of quarry, lab and maintenance employees
you will be responsible for the investment planning of the sites closely liaising with the site managers and the Operations (Unit) Managers
in collaboration with your colleagues from Engineering, Production and other internal clients you will develop, execute and manage innovation and improvement projects from A to Z
you will actively cooperate with colleagues from the Technology Department