Aggregates Plant Manager
About The Position
The Aggregates Plant Manager leads plant operations, including safety, production planning, employee relations, quality, maintenance, financial performance, and compliance. The role schedules daily production and manages the use of plant equipment, personnel, and inventory. It is also responsible for site planning and pit development, and for overseeing procedures related to stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping. The manager leads, trains, builds, and supervises the plant team, working with HR on recruiting, merit increases, disciplinary actions, and performance evaluations. The position monitors production, quality-control processes, and operational reports, and implements preventive maintenance to reduce downtime. It manages budgets, forecasts, inventory, labor, and capital planning, and pursues cost reductions and operating efficiencies. The role promotes a strong safety culture and ensures compliance with company safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Experience supervising production employees at an aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plant is preferred.
- Ability to provide strong leadership and guidance to direct and indirect reports, motivate employees, and maintain social relationships.
- Knowledge of rock and sand mining, ready-mix concrete and/or asphalt operations and equipment, MSHA regulations, engineering principles and procedures, and quality-control systems and processes.
- Excellent motivation, team-building, relationship-building, and communication skills for internal and external audiences.
- Knowledge and experience managing financial performance against established targets.
- Ability to work outside in all types of weather and tolerate loud noise.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supervising production employees at an aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plant.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize safety for oneself and others, and ensure assigned plants have zero accidents and comply with company policies and procedures.
- Plan daily plant production schedules to make optimal use of equipment, personnel, and inventory.
- Oversee procedures for stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping; manage site planning and pit development.
- Lead, train, build, and supervise plant employees.
- Work with HR on recruiting, merit increases, disciplinary actions, and employee performance evaluations.
- Analyze production and quality control to ensure products meet customer needs and target specifications.
- Monitor operational reports and practices for extraction, processing, stockpiling, and re-handling.
- Implement and monitor preventive maintenance to limit work stoppages, downtime, and disruptions.
- Manage plant budgets, forecasts, inventory, labor, and capital planning to meet financial goals.
- Identify activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency.
- Maintain compliance with company safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures, and support continuous improvement in health and safety performance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision programs, plus more.
- Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
- 401(k) with company match and contribution.
- Training and development programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
