Aggregate Plant Manager-Highland

About the position

The Plant Manager is accountable for all aspects of plant performance by effectively planning work, organizing, and leading the plant teams and managing financial metrics while optimizing quality, safety and with respecting surrounding communities and environment. The Plant Manager is also responsible for ensuring strategies to optimize and continuously improve plant performance, production schedules, cost-effectiveness, and building talent succession and people capabilities. This position shall maintain good standing in the community, sustainable operations, and adheres to and upholds all company policies, safety standards and federal / state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Be a Safety leader and exemplify a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all company SOPs, applicable state and federal environmental and safety regulations and labor agreements.
• Be committed to the health and safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Ensure the plant is maintained to a high housekeeping standard and all equipment is in good running order.
• Responsible for the overall day-to-day operational performance.
• Ensures the plant performances within the approved budget and forecasts while monitoring and developing ways to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Coordinate all equipment corrective, preventive maintenance, and major outages.
• Partner with cross functional leaders to ensure plant production aligns with sales and supply chain deliverables.
• Be a visible and accessible leader who influences, mentors, and fosters relationships through coaching, positive reinforcement, and constructive feedback.
• Identify and address skill gaps through training and development initiatives.
• Participate in the business planning and budgeting process.
• Monitor and control the effective plant expenditures on labor, materials, and expenses against approved budgets, ensuring accurate performance and proactively communicating overages.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction without compromising quality or safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of plant operations/management experience (preferably in a union, cement/production-orientated environment).
• Proven knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to hold accountable, motivate and inspire a diverse team.
• Transparent leader who shares critical information, speaks with candor, and contributes constructively.
• Respectful, receptive, agile, and eager to learn with strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to meet responsibilities associated with a 24/7 plant operation.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to address root cause and troubleshooting of operational issues.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suites and other defined software to analyze and interpret data to continually improve plant operations.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings to include physical, background check, and drug screen.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost.
• Access to the Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling and financial resources.
• 401(k) plan with a match up to 4% of annual income.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for relaxation and recharge.