Jobs at SCR-Sibelco NV

Leads Sibelco’s global energy category, managing approximately €150 million in annual spend. Develops sourcing, contracting, hedging, and renewable energy strategies; negotiates with suppliers; analyzes energy markets, consumption, contracts, price exposure, and hedge positions; and provides quantified recommendations to senior stakeholders. Collaborates internationally with Finance, Operations, Sustainability, Legal, Procurement, and external energy advisors while tracking savings, risk, forecasts, and budget impact.

Supervise site maintenance operations, coordinate internal technicians and contractors, manage preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical equipment, enforce safety procedures, monitor KPIs, support root-cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement. Lead and develop maintenance personnel while ensuring equipment reliability, production availability, and compliance with company standards.

Supervise daily quarry production and mining-area operations, support scheduled production activities, conduct field measurements and sampling, perform technical and safety controls, report equipment or operational issues, and work assigned shifts. The role requires mining-related education, field readiness, occupational safety awareness, MS Office proficiency, a Class B driver’s license with SRC 4 certification, and preferably blasting certification and mining-sector experience.

Leads international M&A legal work from strategy through closing and post-closing implementation, including acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, investments, carve-outs, due diligence, transaction documentation, negotiations, regulatory coordination, financing support, governance, and integration. Advises senior executives and boards while coordinating internal teams, external counsel, budgets, timelines, and transaction-risk management.

Supports finance and HR activities across a business cluster and country. Responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, performance management, temporary agency relationships, time and attendance, absence tracking, employee and union relations, collective bargaining, and maintaining HR policies and handbooks. The role also provides financial controlling insights to support operational and commercial performance.

Manage regional sourcing and sales of recycled glass: identify and secure suppliers, negotiate contracts, ensure quality and logistics, develop non-traditional supply channels, build market intelligence, collaborate cross-functionally, and train others to support volume and margin goals.

Manage end-to-end accounts payable processes, including invoice verification, coding, ERP processing, aging reports, supplier inquiries, discrepancy resolution, journal entries, and audit support. Maintain financial data, prepare reports, and assist with month-end and year-end close activities. The role requires strong financial accounting knowledge, SAP or similar ERP expertise, Excel proficiency, and experience with OCR, e-invoicing, and procurement tools.

Leads reliability and maintenance programs across multiple industrial processing plants. Develops maintenance strategies, asset criticality rankings, predictive maintenance initiatives, KPIs, and continuous improvement programs. Investigates equipment failures, performs root cause analysis, supports capital projects and commissioning, evaluates maintenance costs, and improves equipment availability, safety, and operational performance. The role requires extensive industrial reliability experience and 60–75% regional travel.

Leads corporate tax consulting, planning, and implementation for group projects. Develops and safeguards tax planning structures, monitors compliance with laws and rulings, and manages transfer pricing policies and documentation across regions. Coordinates with sales, treasury, and business units on product transfer pricing, internal funding, management fees, royalties, and related tax compliance matters.

Partners with HR, Sustainability, Legal, and IT stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements, analyze and map processes, identify automation and standardization opportunities, and translate business needs into actionable deliverables. Supports solution validation, governance, compliance, continuous improvement, and technology-enabled business transformation across the HR application landscape. The role also contributes to process and application improvements in Sustainability and Legal, serving as a bridge between business teams and technical stakeholders.

Leads operations across eight industrial mineral sites, including five silica sand sites. Owns delivery of the cluster’s P&L with the Commercial Director, drives safety, quality, production, planning, cost, growth, and sustainability objectives, and oversees Finance, HR, and Procurement business services. Defines staffing needs, develops talent, leads transformation and operational improvements, and manages quarry expansion projects while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and UK quarry regulations.

Leads strategic growth and commercial transformation across Northern Europe. Responsibilities include identifying new market opportunities, commercializing products and applications, optimizing portfolios and assets, improving commercial excellence, developing value-based pricing and contracting, enabling AI-supported decisions, and managing strategic growth projects in partnership with regional executives and commercial leaders.

Leads operations across the Sheffield cluster, overseeing site performance, production activities, operational standards, employee development, collaboration, sustainability, and continuous improvement within Sibelco’s industrial minerals business.

Two-year rotational graduate programme with a first-year assignment improving maintenance effectiveness and production reliability at the Robilante plant. Responsibilities include analyzing maintenance and operational data, identifying failure patterns and root causes, applying AI and predictive analytics, optimizing spare-parts inventory, developing dashboards, evaluating improvement opportunities, and presenting recommendations to plant stakeholders. The role requires willingness to work in an operational plant and relocate or transfer to another cluster during the second year.

Two-year graduate programme with a one-year assignment improving the reliability, efficiency, and investment planning of a mineral processing plant. Responsibilities include assessing equipment condition, lifetime, criticality, bottlenecks, transport systems, and plant layout; developing replacement and CapEx plans; supporting preventive maintenance; and identifying improvements in availability, yield, energy efficiency, and operational performance. The role also involves presenting recommendations to technical and operational stakeholders and potential international or regional mobility in year two.

Participate in a two-year rotational graduate programme supporting finance transformation across South America. Collect, analyze, and interpret financial and operational data; support SAP implementation, integration planning, TSA execution, KPI monitoring; build management dashboards and performance reports; identify process improvements and collaborate cross-functionally to drive transformation projects.

Operates and adjusts industrial production equipment to manufacture colored or blended sand. Manages material flows, production schedules, formulations, quality sampling, and primary inspections. Records production data, follows safety and environmental procedures, handles products using conveyors and forklifts, and supports incident resolution and investigations. The role also requires teamwork, continuous improvement, basic maintenance awareness, and safe material handling.

Leads country-level accounting activities, including recording and reconciling transactions, preparing financial statements and IFRS-compliant reporting, supporting auditors, coordinating external audits, and preparing VAT and other tax reports. The role also verifies accounting accuracy and compliance, resolves discrepancies, manages tax inspections, and coordinates financial reporting according to statutory and group requirements.

Maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes industrial automation systems, PLCs, instrumentation, and control interfaces. Supports the design, testing, and implementation of automation improvements for machinery and production processes. Participates in root-cause analysis, coordinates with internal teams and third-party providers, and contributes to digitalization, robotics, and Industry 4.0 projects across the plant cluster.

Lead programming, optimization, maintenance and repair of plant automation, PLC/DCS/SCADA systems and instrumentation. Support digitalization projects, troubleshoot control systems, execute calibrations, ensure safety compliance, liaise with contractors, and drive continuous improvement using AI and data tools.