Pit & Production Supervisor

Heidelberg Materials • Lake Bridgeport, TX

6d • $77,180 - $102,900 • Onsite

About The Position

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a safety-focused, results-driven supervisor to lead daily pit operations, primary crushing activities, and autonomous haul truck operations. The role is responsible for safe, efficient, and reliable production while fostering employee engagement, operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

The supervisor leads pit and production activities, supports and develops team members, optimizes equipment and workforce utilization, and works with maintenance, plant operations, and leadership to resolve challenges and improve operations. The position is based in an active outdoor surface mining and aggregate production environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in quarrying, surface mining, aggregates, heavy industrial manufacturing, or a related production environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory, lead, or frontline leadership experience directing employees, contractors, or production crews.
• Proven ability to lead teams in quarry, mining, aggregates, heavy industrial, manufacturing, or similar production environments.
• Strong knowledge of safe work practices, regulatory compliance, operational risk management, and continuous improvement principles.
• Capability to manage complex production systems, mobile equipment fleets, and emerging technologies, including autonomous haul truck operations.
• Experience coordinating drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, crushing, and material movement activities.
• Experience managing mobile equipment operations and using fleet management technology, process automation, autonomous haul truck systems, or advanced operational control systems.
• Strong leadership, team development, safety leadership, employee engagement, and regulatory compliance capabilities.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute production activities while optimizing performance and resource utilization.
• Strong root cause analysis, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Effective communication, collaboration, change management, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in production planning, operational reporting, performance metrics, and computer-based business systems.
• Demonstrated success leading production teams and achieving safety, production, quality, and performance objectives.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and safely around heavy mobile equipment and moving machinery.
• Ability to traverse uneven terrain, climb stairs, ladders, elevated platforms, and mobile equipment, and perform field inspections involving standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and climbing for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift or carry materials weighing up to 25 pounds and use required PPE.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies, MSHA regulations, and operational procedures.
• Supervise daily pit operations, including drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, primary crushing, and autonomous haul truck activities, to meet production objectives.
• Optimize equipment utilization, workforce productivity, and production processes.
• Coach, develop, and support team members through performance management, training, and accountability.
• Collaborate with maintenance, plant operations, and leadership to resolve operational challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage production crews, mobile equipment fleets, contractors, and multiple operational priorities.
• Coordinate material movement and production activities to achieve safety, production, quality, and performance objectives.
• Support implementation and optimization of technology-driven solutions, including autonomous equipment and fleet management systems.

Benefits

• Annual incentive plan
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with automatic company contribution and matching contributions
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• AD&D, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance
• Paid bonding leave
• 15 days of paid vacation
• 40 hours of paid sick leave
• 10 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed