Technical Director Purification

Anonymous; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Agrupa Global Talent is recruiting a Technical Director for the Purification Business. The role reports to the CEO Purification and leads technical strategy across five sites to ensure targets and standards are met.

Key responsibilities include developing strategies with directors, acting as the technical voice with clients, guiding HSE/R&D, and overseeing product development from ideation to market release.

Formación

• 10 to 15 years of experience leading technical developments and implementations in Chemical/Pharma.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience leading HSE and R&D areas.

Responsabilidades

• Develop overall business strategies with company directors and advise on technical progression
• Act as technical representative to clients and external parties
• Foster a safety-first culture and reduce operational environmental footprint
• Communicate the technical vision internally and externally
• Design and sign-off technical strategies for new product development
• Oversee multi-site technical leadership across purification operations
• Monitor project progress and ensure high technical standards and efficiency
• Identify and mitigate technical risks for new ventures

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Results orientation

Flexibility

Adaptability

Educación

Industrial Engineering or Chemistry

MBA or Director of Operations

Descripción del empleo

Agrupa Global Talent Agrupa Global Talent is a Boutique HR Consultancy specialized in the search and selection of Executives, Middle Managers and Tech profiles at a national and international level. Job description An international industrial & environmental services provider, leader in the solvent recycling industry in Europe, with a broad geographical footprint in Europe, Middle East and in the United States. Position We are looking to bring on board the Technical Director for the Purification Business, reporting to the CEO Purification. The Technical Director will be responsible for implementing technical and engineering strategies to ensure that business runs smoothly and that overall targets and standards are met. The person will be the Technical leader for all 5 sites of the Purification Business Line.

Main responsibilities

• Work alongside other company directors to develop overall business strategies and advise on technical progression in particular, sharing performance updates and developing new areas of improvement
• Act as a technical representative for the company when speaking with clients and any other external parties
• Work with HSE leaders and functional leaders to foster a safety-first culture, reduce operational risk, and minimize the environmental footprint of our company operations
• Communicate the technical vision of the company internally to staff and externally to potential clients and others in the industry
• Design and sign-off technical strategies for new product development
• Manage the resources used by all those whose role falls under their technical area of expertise and control the budget allocated to these teams
• Oversee the development of new products or systems from initial ideation to market release, focusing on ensuring technical soundness and the efficient use of technical resources
• Advise new project development teams on technical strategy and implement methods for tracking project progression
• Monitor the progress of projects and performance of project teams to ensure that high technical standards are being met, work is completed efficiently, and hard work is rewarded
• Analyse potential technical risks before new business ventures and establish a risk assessment with preventative measures
• Research and build on existing knowledge of their sector and new developments within it to develop new processes and introduce tools that will lead to innovation and improve quality and reliability
• Oversee quality and compliance functions to ensure we are compliance in every country where we operate
• Advise other company departments on technical factors where relevant

Education

• An Industrial Engineering or Chemistry Engineer degree is required.
• An MBA or a Masters in Director of Operations is preferred.

Experience

• 10 to 15 years of experience leading Technical Developments and implementations in the Chemical/Pharma industry.
• Experience in fine-chemicals or distillation is a plus.
• Experience leading HSE and R&D areas.
• International multisite responsibility.
• Fluent in English.

Skills & Other Requirements

• A demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Orientation to results.
• Flexibility, adaptability.

Location

• Barcelona (Spain)

Contract Type and Working Hours

• Permanent
• Full time

Sector

• Energy

Miscellaneous

• Vacancies: 1
• Discipline: Production
• Work modality: On site

Technical director purification Madrid, Spain