Operations Leader – Plant and Laboratory

Sun Valley Investments AG; Envigado; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Educational scholarships

Emotional salary

Job summary

Sun Valley Investments AG in Envigado, Colombia, seeks an Operations Leader – Plant and Laboratory to oversee the end-to-end gold acquisition, inventory control, security, and regulatory compliance across the plant and lab. You will optimize costs, manage budgets, collaborate with security, legal, and compliance teams, and guide technology improvements to enhance traceability and efficiency.

This role requires strategic thinking and hands-on leadership in a high-value, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete gold acquisition process from suppliers through final delivery, ensuring compliance with agreed timelines, costs, and quality standards.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and other key stakeholders in the supply chain.
• Control gold inventory levels, ensuring sufficient stock to meet demand without incurring unnecessary costs from excess inventory.
• Supervise inventory management systems and ensure full traceability at all times, using specialized software tools and technologies.
• Oversee physical security protocols for gold, including preventive measures against theft or loss.
• Implement strategies to optimize operational costs by identifying areas for improvement in supply chain, logistics, and inventory management.
• Manage the area’s operational budget, ensuring financial targets set by the company are met.
• Ensure all operations are conducted within the legal and regulatory framework governing the trade of precious metals (including local and international regulations on money laundering, fraud prevention, quality control, etc.).
• Collaborate with security, legal, and compliance teams to guarantee all purchasing, storage, and sales processes for gold align with sector laws and regulations.
• Propose and implement changes to operational strategies based on market data analysis and company performance.
• Participate in strategic decision-making related to business expansion, commercial partnerships, and new business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational and service processes by implementing process optimization and technology projects.
• Implement new technologies or systems to improve traceability, control, and security in operations.
• Identify and mitigate operational, logistical, and financial risks related to gold commercialization.
• Develop contingency plans for potential supply chain failures or extreme fluctuations in gold prices.
• Ensure the necessary operations are carried out to meet export deadlines in accordance with CPS dates (applicable to silver). (Shared responsibility with the supervisor and operations leader.)
• Report purchases and consumption of controlled chemical substances and mass-use substances on the SICOQ platform.
• Prepare technical visit reports including improvement proposals.
• Support and advise the commercial team during technical visits to processing plants.
• Accompany and supervise assigned personnel to confirm compliance with their duties and execution of procedures related to production processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies to protect company assets.

Job description

Operations Leader – Plant and Laboratory

Benefits: Meal allowance, educational scholarships, emotional salary

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete gold acquisition process from suppliers through final delivery, ensuring compliance with agreed timelines, costs, and quality standards.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and other key stakeholders in the supply chain.
• Control gold inventory levels, ensuring sufficient stock to meet demand without incurring unnecessary costs from excess inventory.
• Supervise inventory management systems and ensure full traceability at all times, using specialized software tools and technologies.
• Oversee physical security protocols for gold, including preventive measures against theft or loss.
• Implement strategies to optimize operational costs by identifying areas for improvement in supply chain, logistics, and inventory management.
• Manage the area’s operational budget, ensuring financial targets set by the company are met.
• Ensure all operations are conducted within the legal and regulatory framework governing the trade of precious metals (including local and international regulations on money laundering, fraud prevention, quality control, etc.).
• Collaborate with security, legal, and compliance teams to guarantee all purchasing, storage, and sales processes for gold align with sector laws and regulations.
• Propose and implement changes to operational strategies based on market data analysis and company performance.
• Participate in strategic decision-making related to business expansion, commercial partnerships, and new business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational and service processes by implementing process optimization and technology projects.
• Implement new technologies or systems to improve traceability, control, and security in operations.
• Identify and mitigate operational, logistical, and financial risks related to gold commercialization.
• Develop contingency plans for potential supply chain failures or extreme fluctuations in gold prices.
• Ensure the necessary operations are carried out to meet export deadlines in accordance with CPS dates (applicable to silver). (Shared responsibility with the supervisor and operations leader.)
• Report purchases and consumption of controlled chemical substances and mass-use substances on the SICOQ platform.
• Prepare technical visit reports including improvement proposals.
• Support and advise the commercial team during technical visits to processing plants.
• Accompany and supervise assigned personnel to confirm compliance with their duties and execution of procedures related to production processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies to protect company assets.