Grinding Station Manager

Overview

Location: Atlanta, GA

Pay is dependent upon experience and will be discussed during the consideration process.

The Grinding Station Manager is accountable for all aspects of plant performance by effectively planning work, organizing, and leading the grinding station teams and managing financial metrics while optimizing quality and safety and with respect to the surrounding communities and environment. The Grinding Station Manager is also responsible for ensuring strategies to optimize and continuously improve plant performance, production schedules, and cost-effectiveness, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and environmental guidelines. 

Role & Responsibilities

Responsibilities:    

• Be a Safety leader and exemplify a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all company SOPs, applicable state and federal environmental and safety regulations and labor agreements.
• Ensure the plant is maintained to a high housekeeping standard and that all equipment is in good running order.
• Develop a long-range operating plan to continually raise the bar in production, maintenance and overall plant reliability and ensure organizational structures and resources are properly aligned to achieve results. Establish plant KPI’s and deliverables that will drive accountability throughout the site. Communicate strategy to employees and routinely share YTD results.
• Partner with cross functional leaders to ensure plant production aligns with sales and supply chain deliverables.
• Monitor and optimize continuous improvement activities to ensure cost-effective operations. improve performance and gain efficiency.
• Be a visible and accessible leader who influences, mentors, and fosters a collaborative relationship with all levels of the workforce through coaching, seeking other’s ideas, sharing effective feedback, and proactively discussing issues and challenges.
• Participate in and champion company strategies to encourage/build an inclusive and diverse workforce through hiring, talent development programs including succession planning.
• Actively promote, support, and encourage community involvement and a positive corporate image.
• Provide clear direction, set performance expectations, and hold teams accountable for KPIs.
• Participate in the business planning and budgeting process. Monitor and control the effective plant expenditures on labor, materials, and expenses against approved budgets, ensuring accurate performance and proactively communicating overages.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction without compromising quality or safety. 

Technical knowledge and certifications:

• Good communication skills
• Good team building skills
• Excellent planning skills
• Strong computer literacy with various software programs
• Excellent time management skills
• Effective follow up skills
• Cement operating experience
• Department Management experience in multiple areas 

Area of experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of plant operations/management experience (preferably in a union, cement/production-orientated environment).
• Proven knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to hold accountable, motivate and inspire a diverse team.
• Transparent leader who shares critical information, speaks with candor, and contributes constructively.
• Respectful, receptive, agile, and eager to learn with strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels within the organization.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to address root cause and troubleshooting of operational issues.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suites and other defined software to analyze and interpret data to continually improve plant operations.
• Ability to meet responsibilities associated with a 24/7 grinding station operation. 

Benefits

• Recession Resistant Industry
• Consistent work, with a work/life balance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan w/ employer match contribution
• Medical / Dental / Vision plan offered
• Life Insurance - Company Paid
• Short-term / Long-term Disability Insurance - Company Paid

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What to Expect During our Hiring Process

• Background Check
• Motor Vehicle Record Check
• 5-Panel Drug Screen
• Fit for Duty Baseline Physical (if applicable)
• A great team to support you throughout your career with Summit Materials companies!

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