Plant Manager

Vulcan Materials Company•Kankakee, IL

11h•$108,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country. When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

Requirements

Prioritize safety for yourself and others to ensure all assigned plants have zero accidents and comply with all Vulcan policies and procedures.
Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of plant equipment, personnel, and inventory requirements.
Ensure optimal utilization of work procedures regarding stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping.
Maintain responsibility for all aspects of site planning and pit development.
Provide strong leadership, training, team building, and supervision to all plant employees.
Work cross-functionally with HR to recruit new employees, provide merit increases, perform disciplinary actions, and evaluate employee performance.
Analyze production and quality control to ensure a quality product for our customers.
Monitor operational reports to ensure best practices in extraction, processing, stockpiling, and re-handling, and that the product remains within target specifications.
Implement and monitor a preventive maintenance program to limit work stoppages, downtime, and other disruptions.
Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecasts, inventory management, and labor and capital planning to ensure adherence to all budgets and financial goals.
Seek improvement activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency across the plant.
Build a strong safety culture to ensure the plant complies with Vulcan’s safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures.
Manage the health and safety of employees to continuously improve Vulcan’s health and safety performance.

Responsibilities

Promote Safety. Take an active role in prioritizing safety for yourself and others to ensure all assigned plants have zero accidents and comply with all Vulcan policies and procedures.
Organize and Plan Production. Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of plant equipment, personnel, and inventory requirements. Ensure optimal utilization of work procedures regarding stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping. Maintain responsibility for all aspects of site planning and pit development.
Manage Employee Relations. Provide strong leadership, training, team building, and supervision to all plant employees to support the business's operational function. Work cross-functionally with HR to recruit new employees, provide merit increases, perform disciplinary actions, and evaluate employee performance to develop talent.
Monitor Processes and Materials. Analyze production and quality control to ensure a quality product for our customers. Monitor operational reports to ensure best practices in extraction, processing, stockpiling, and re-handling, and that the product remains within target specifications. Implement and monitor a preventive maintenance program to limit work stoppages, downtime, and other disruptions.
Ensure Economic Profit. Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecasts, inventory management, and labor and capital planning to ensure adherence to all budgets and financial goals. Seek improvement activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency across the plant.
Maintain Compliance. Build a strong safety culture to ensure the plant complies with Vulcan’s safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures. Manage the health and safety of employees to continuously improve Vulcan’s health and safety performance.
Other duties as assigned.