Manager, Plant Aggregate

Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials•Wichita, KS

78d

About The Position

The Plant Manager directs and supervises manufacturing operations at a plant, leading a team of 15–20 employees and ensuring product quality, safe operations, production efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The role oversees the manufacturing process from receipt of materials through shipping, using plant facilities, equipment, and personnel to meet production goals at the lowest possible cost. The manager maintains safety and work-condition standards, administers safety programs, and ensures regulatory compliance, including stormwater testing and Pollution Protection Plans. The role also coordinates production scheduling, administration, inventory, order processing, transportation, and communications with internal and external customers. It monitors monthly safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory metrics; maintains quality documentation and appropriate inventory levels; and keeps current with applicable transportation regulations and customer and government specifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 5 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) operating systems.
Broad knowledge of business functions, including safety, quality, production operations, accounting, inventory management, cost control and profit-and-loss management, and shipping.
Exceptional problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset.
Broad technical knowledge of products and production methods.
Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment.

Responsibilities

Lead, select, develop, and evaluate a team of 15–20 employees to maintain a technically competent and motivated workforce.
Oversee manufacturing from receipt of materials through shipping, optimizing production, quality, safety, and cost.
Maintain plant safety and work-condition standards, administer safety programs, and ensure compliance with safety regulations, including stormwater tests and Pollution Protection Plans.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures and direct staff functions including production scheduling, administration, inventory management, order processing, and transportation.
Analyze monthly metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory.
Stay current with Interstate Commerce Commission and Department of Transportation regulations, as well as customer and government agency specifications.
Coordinate with internal and external customers regarding orders, routes, specifications, pricing, and shipping to support quality products and profit goals.
Ensure quality procedures are followed and documented in accordance with company policies.
Maintain inventory levels for the local market and adjust them as needed.