R&D Manager - FR/ENG

Coordinate and Manage an autonomous department of a main plant in Mons area by leading all the activities for scale-up and industrialisation of new products and/or manufacturing processes : European level.

Client Details

• Our partner is a global producer of minerals and distributor of specialty chemical raw materials.
• A leading international producer of industrial minerals
• Its main markets are the paper, plastics, rubber, coatings, adhesives, building materials and agriculture sectors.

Description

The main tasks and responsibilities of the Pilot Plant Manager are :

• Role as a department manager for 4 people : R&D oriented.
• Hands-On / Operational
• Internal and external representation of the R&D Department
• Quality of service and performance/efficiency,
• Compliance of costs/spendings within approved budgets,
• Compliance of applied procedures and workflows with internal and legal regulations and/or guidelines,
• Organisation of the manufacturing and shipment of trial materials for internal and external customers.
• Pilot Plant CAPEX planning and forecasts (GIF database) together with Head of Pilot Plants
• Pilot Plant OPEX planning and budgeting together with Head of Pilot Plants
• People Management : 4 FTE
• N+1 :Plant Manager

Profile

• Academic degree and/or several years of working experience in the field of Chemical Engineering and/or Process Engineering, preferably related to minerals processing
• Profound knowledge of laboratory- and pilot plant operation
• Profound technical understanding of key processes involved in CaCO3 minerals processing
• Profound knowledge of analysis methods and testing equipment for characterization of raw materials and products
• Language skills: French and English

Job Offer

• The opportunity to grow and to develop yourself professionally and personally within our Group,
• An attractive salary