A Career at Advanced Energy Minerals
At Advanced Energy Minerals we want to create an environment where everyone, from our employees, to our customers, partners and suppliers, feels valued, respected and has a strong sense of belonging. To achieve this, we ensure all people are treated fairly, irrespective of their race, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, ethnic origin and nationality.
We have established a learning culture of challenges, responsibilities, empowering, and inclusivity, and this is because After all, our success is linked to yours. “We built this company with a bold vision – to create an inspiring and inclusive environment, and our five core values have always been the compass to get there. Our core values tell everyone that we believe in accountability, inclusion, responsibility, entrepreneurialism, and teamwork, which underpin our success and the success of our people”, says Mick Adams Advanced Energy Minerals group’s CEO.
Vacancies
Business Development Manager – AEM Division, Japan
AEM Canada Group Inc. (AEM) is a Quebec-based company, headquartered in Montreal and with production facilities in Cap-Chat (Haute-Gaspesie). The company is a major producer of high-purity alumina and other aluminium derivatives, with a portfolio of more than 80 products marketed globally to sectors such as technical ceramics, electronics, batteries, and synthetic sapphire
We take strength from our diversity and our commitment to inclusion and teamwork. We have one culture and yet we come from different backgrounds, and that makes us stronger and proud, because we truly believe in diversity.
We believe diversity is the foundation for team work because a diverse team has acceptance and inclusion in its DNA, and thus is very prone to listen to other opinions. From Australia to Cap-Chat through Europe, the individual is the most important resources we have. We believe in the importance of an inclusive and caring culture, and we welcome diversity of all kinds. Our hiring practices are based on a welcoming and barrier-free culture.
Job mission
In Japan, the main mission of business development typically revolves around fostering growth, establishing strategic partnerships, and ensuring sustainable profitability. Here are some key objectives and strategies often pursued in Japanese business development:
Role summary
- Under the supervision of the Superintendent, Engineering
- Job type: permanent - full-time
- Competitive salary
- Employer-paid group insurance
Responsibilities
- Management of all the Business activities in Japan in conjunction with our Head of Business Development Asian
- Maintain and extend customer and business relationships
- Implementation of Japan strategic plans, including key objectives, market share targets, development priorities, turnover & margin targets
- Price negotiation
- Planning and forecasting (in CRM system)
- Manage receivables for assigned Accounts/Segments to support the Capital goals
- Support and active participation in Global Team Organization
- Gathering and reporting of market information, including detailed market share data, competitor’s activity and price information
- Coordination and organization of management and applied technology support visits from Headquarters
- Participating exhibitions, forums and conferences that are related to our business in the region
- Coordinate the activities of the distributors in the region
- Coordinate the further recruiting process in the region
Respect for organizational ethics
The company’s values are commitment, teamwork and respect, diversity (acceptance and inclusion), health, safety and the environment, innovation, continuous improvement. The Business Development Manager must ensure that these values are respected in the execution of his/her responsibilities.
Required profile
- Bachelor’s degree or above
- Chemical or materials education
- Mother tongue Japanese, Fluent in English, Franch fluency would be a plus
- Relevant working experience in a commercial position of 5 years
Additional skills and abilities required for this position
- Ability to understand key stakeholders and transfer market needs & opportunities & connect implications to drive successful projects and activities
- Team lead and team player with excellent communication attitude internally & externally
- Self-directed, creative, initiative and flexible to change
- Influencing skills: Ability to convince & take decisions in a cross-cultural environment
Please send your applications to Mr. Stephane Blanchette at sblanchette@aemcanada.com
Note: the masculine form is used for simplicity, without prejudice to the feminine form.
Process engineer
Are you interested in being part of an emerging company in the renewable energy sector
and having an impact on reducing our environmental footprint? This is what all AEM employees do every day, whether they are at the high-purity alumina production plant in Cap-Chat in Gaspésie or at the technological development center in Montreal. As a process engineer you will be at the heart of the production activities of the Cap-Chat
factory. You will also be a pivot for the optimization and process development activities of the Cap-Chat plant. Your expertise and knowledge will be used to ensure the monitoring of operations as well as the realization of improvement projects linked to current operations and to technological developments aimed at transforming AEM’s alumina so that it meets to the requirements of each customer.
Type of employment – Full time, permanent
Location – Cap-Chat, Qc.
Position(s) – Process Engineer
Location – Cap-Chat, Qc.
Position(s) – Process Engineer
Responsibilities
- Daily monitoring and analysis of operating data and performance for all areas of the plant, including the quality of finished products
- Technical assistance to operations teams in problem solving and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Production optimization (from design to implementation)
- Development and maintenance of operating procedures
- Development and maintenance of flow diagrams (PFD) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID)
- Liaison with project managers, AEM R&D team and external consultants
- Process design, sizing, specification and equipment selection
- Planning and coordination of commissioning
Required profile
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical or other applicable specialty such as metallurgical, mineralurgical, mechanical, etc.)
- Member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, or the possibility of becoming one
- 2-5 years of experience in chemical or metallurgical process engineering
- Bilingualism (French & English) both oral and written (an asset)
- Knowledge of AutoCad & SysCad software (an asset)
- Communicator, Team player, Autonomous
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Group Insurance, paid by employer
- Group Insurance, paid by employer
To apply: RH@aemcanada.com
