Plant Manager (Aggregates)
About The Position
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees. This role will lead all day-to-day plant operations to achieve safety, production, quality, and cost objectives. The Plant Manager will have full P&L accountability, overseeing budgets, controlling costs, and optimizing resources to maximize profitability, operational efficiency, and overall business performance. They will champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives, and optimize plant performance by managing production planning, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency. Additionally, the role involves developing and coaching team members to build engagement, collaboration, and operational excellence, and partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer needs, environmental compliance, and business goals are met.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead plant operations and drive results in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
- Proven capability to develop teams, foster accountability, and build a culture of continuous improvement.
- Effective problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills with a focus on achieving business objectives.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple functions.
- Demonstrated capability to lead aggregate, mining, quarry, sand and gravel, manufacturing, or other heavy industrial operations.
- Strong knowledge of production management, equipment reliability, maintenance planning, and operational performance improvement.
- Proven ability to promote a safety-first culture while ensuring compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Experience managing budgets, controlling costs, and optimizing resources to achieve business objectives.
- Effective leadership, communication, and team development skills with the ability to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree in related Engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- Five years of aggregates operations management experience.
- Advanced understanding of geology, mining methods, and regulations.
- Proven leadership skills managing multiple, diverse teams.
- Entrepreneurial thinking and business opportunity identification.
Responsibilities
- Lead all day-to-day plant operations to achieve safety, production, quality, and cost objectives.
- Managed full P&L accountability, overseeing budgets, controlling costs, and optimizing resources to maximize profitability, operational efficiency, and overall business performance.
- Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Optimize plant performance by managing production planning, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Develop and coach team members to build engagement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer needs, environmental compliance, and business goals are met.
Benefits
- $120,000-$130,000 base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
- Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
