Regional Comminution Head of Process EMEA - JHB at Weir Minerals

Main Accountabilities

• Accountable for performance guarantees within complex supplies
• Accountable for regional comminution process capabilities development
• Shared responsibility for comminution orders intake and opportunity conversions

Cross-Functional Engagement

• Collaborate with internal teams (Sales, Project Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Product Management) and maintain cooperation with Venlo Sustainable Center.
• Communicate process design strategies, collaborate with external partners (EPCs, laboratories, suppliers, consultants), and provide technical input for team projects.

Complex Bids and Sales Support

• Engage in customer-facing activities, cultivating relationships and identifying opportunities through intensive visits.
• Effectively manage the technical aspects of projects, ensuring cost and lead time control, and collaborate with sales/customers in solution co-creation.

Team Management

• Lead the EMEA regional comminution process team, fostering an effective teamwork environment.
• Ensure the team achieves key performance indicators and departmental objectives, assigning staff according to operating plans and promoting a culture of safety and development.

Service Provision

• Implement key strategies, including early engagement, lifecycle partnerships, prioritization, and focus, encompassing plant audits, brownfield optimizations, customer centricity, and mill circuit innovation.
• Contribute to proposal efforts through developing concepts, designing and optimizing comminution circuits, providing performance guarantees, and overseeing the technical execution of complex projects.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Hold a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Mineral Processing with expertise in mineral processes design and optimization.
• Possess prior experience in the Mining Industry and a track record in similar management/leadership roles, focusing on team development.
• Demonstrate a strong balance of technical and commercial background.
• Showcase experience in selling solutions internationally and effectively managing multicultural teams.
• Expertise in business and customer relationship development, along with adept team management and people development skills.
• Deep knowledge in iron, gold, copper, and polymetallic recovery processes, including comminution circuits design and optimization.
• Possess strong technical proficiency in mineral processing and equipment, coupled with project management tools and excellent customer-facing, presentation, and negotiation abilities.