VP​/GM Metallurgical Complex

Vice President & Head of Operations – Metallurgical Complex

Location:

Columbus, MT

Schedule:

5x2, 4x3 9hr Shifts

Job

Responsibilities and Duties:

The Vice President and Head of Operations of the Metallurgical Complex (MET) will be an integral member of the U.S. PGM Operations executive leadership and is responsible for developing and implementing strategies that ensure safe, sustainable, and profitable processing, aligned with the U.S. PGM Operations and recycling strategic intent. The successful individual will drive consistency and alignment across sites; will ensure compliance with state, federal, international, and Sibanye Group operational, safety, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards;

and will foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement to deliver financial and operational excellence. This position will also interact regularly with group-level leaders.

• Strategic Direction and Leadership.
• Lead the development of the overall processing strategic plan, architecture, and operating philosophy.
• Ensure a favorable institutional image for the operations, through business and social responsibility actions within the processing environment.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement by providing appropriate platforms.

• Be proactive in all aspects of the operation; safety, effective and efficient utilization of resources, productivity, improvement initiatives, and teamwork across the site.
• Work collaboratively with technical and support services, human resources, safety, supply chain, finance, and process areas to achieve all business plan objectives.
• Establish and execute short- and long-term planning strategies that both recognize and reduce risk to the operations, while maximizing the value of the resource.
• Develop and execute strategic workforce planning and organizational development.
• Work cooperatively with site leadership teams in overseeing multiple work groups and supporting growth with an experienced team of professionals.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders from site to site in the operational chain, ensuring alignment of objectives and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Engage with regulators, industry bodies, and communities to ensure compliance and strengthen reputation.
• Liaise with external service providers and partners to design and implement operational tools, technologies, and practices.
• Collaborate with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
• Engage proactively and positively with group technical and internal/external audit teams.

• Facilitate the development of all Met Complex expenses and capital budgets, including workforce planning.
• Develop and adhere to all facility capital and operating expense budgets.
• Oversee the development and execution of a production plan to ensure the achievement of production volume and product quality to meet deadlines and cost goals.

• Align with international responsible mining principles.
• Enhance U.S. PGM Operations for ICCM principles.
• Actively support safety and health management and environmental systems and regulatory compliance.
• Reinforce compliance with company, department, safety and occupational health, and OSHA policy and regulations.
• Responsible for ensuring a safe work environment with a continuous focus on improving the safety culture and safety performance of the metallurgical facility.
• Ensure that proper procedures are followed to investigate incidents, near misses, damage, or process delays.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate environmental-related risks to safeguard business continuity and reputation.

• Drive operational excellence through consistent standards, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.
• Instill a culture where employees take personal responsibility for safety and contribute to a safe, value-driven environment.
• Balance safe production with sustainability and profitability, ensuring long‑term value creation for stakeholders.

• Ensure employee training and development…