Job Description

Impel Talent is proud to partner with an industry leader in high-quality cement production and sustainable construction solutions. This global organization is recognized for its commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and reducing the environmental footprint of its production processes.

We are now seeking a Process Manager (pyro processing specialist) to join their expert team. In this role, you’ll help drive performance and quality improvements across a global cement plant portfolio — advancing sustainability, efficiency, and profitability.

What You’ll Do

As a Process Manager, you will advise, challenge, and support cement operations to achieve world-class performance. Your expertise will help plants enhance efficiency, minimize costs, and improve environmental outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring process initiatives deliver measurable value to the business

• Promoting and maintaining strong safety practices across all work environments

• Supporting cement plants in troubleshooting and problem-solving

• Analyzing plant operations and recommending process improvements, including cost–benefit analyses

• Leading benchmarking studies and process audits to identify best practices and improvement opportunities

• Coordinating performance tests to assess equipment and system efficiencies

• Ensuring compliance with environmental and quality performance standards

• Preparing reports on process improvement initiatives and outcomes

• Contributing to knowledge-sharing across the global network and staying updated on new technologies (e.g. raw material prep, grinding, pyro processing)

• Training and developing process staff within plants

• Supporting process design input for CAPEX projects and leading major equipment commissioning

• Participating in due diligence activities as required

What We’re Looking For

You are a seasoned process professional with a strong technical background in cement manufacturing, a passion for continuous improvement, and the ability to influence across diverse teams and cultures.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mining, Process, Mechanical, or Chemical)

• 12 -15+ years of experience in cement manufacturing, including plant and central/support roles

• Deep understanding of cement production processes — pyro-processing and grinding

• Strong background in process design and plant commissioning

• Proficiency with process measurement tools and performance analysis techniques

• Excellent understanding of clinker chemistry and mineralogy

• Strategic and analytical mindset with the ability to challenge local operations constructively

• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

• High ethical standards and professional presentation

• Strong cost awareness and business acumen

• Fluency in English (additional languages an advantage)

• Willingness to travel internationally as required

Why Join Us?

• Join a global industry leader committed to sustainable innovation and carbon reduction in cement production.

• Play a strategic role in shaping operational excellence and environmental performance across a global portfolio of plants.

• Work with forward-thinking leaders who value collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence.

• Be part of an organization that prioritizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement as part of its DNA.

• Enjoy the opportunity to drive meaningful impact — improving both business performance and planetary health.