Omya operates a 160-plant global network producing calcium carbonate, dolomite, and perlite for industrial customers across 50 countries. The tech stack reflects manufacturing-operations DNA (SAP, SCADA, ServiceNow, Power BI, CMMS) with active adoption of SCADA and transport-management systems — signaling push toward real-time plant monitoring and logistics optimization. Hiring is broad across engineering, manufacturing, and sales with a mid-level seniority skew, matching their focus on process automation, continuous improvement, and equipment commissioning projects alongside persistent quality and safety compliance challenges.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Technical Services
Omya is a privately held Switzerland-based mineral producer founded in 1884, now operating 160 production and distribution plants across 50 countries with 9,000 employees. The company manufactures and distributes natural minerals — primarily calcium carbonate, dolomite, and perlite — serving construction, coatings, plastics, and food industries. Operations are supported by three technical centers (Switzerland, US, Singapore) and a network of local laboratories. The business model combines commodity production with specialty formulation and logistics, requiring tight coordination between manufacturing sites, regional sales teams, and customer technical support.
Primary systems: SAP (ERP), Salesforce (CRM), ServiceNow (ITSM), Power BI (analytics), SCADA (plant monitoring), SAP CMMS (maintenance), Planview (project management), and Microsoft Office suite. Currently adopting SCADA and transport-management systems.
Oftringen, Switzerland (CH-4665). The company also operates technical centers in the US and Singapore, with operations spanning 50 countries globally.
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