Plant Manager - Aggregates

Benefits

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.     

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.     

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We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We’re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.      

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.    

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.  

Overview

The Plant Manager is accountable for all aspects of plant performance by effectively planning work, organizing, and leading the plant teams and managing financial metrics while optimizing quality, safety and with respecting surrounding communities and environment. The Plant Manager is also responsible for ensuring strategies to optimize and continuously improve plant performance, production schedules, cost-effectiveness, and building talent succession and people capabilities.  This position shall maintain good standing in the community, sustainable operations, and adheres to and upholds all company policies, safety standards and federal / state regulations.

Roles & Responsibilities

Safety Leadership:

• Dedicated to following the company’s Mission, Vision, and Values; and leading by example.
• 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.
• Be committed to the health and safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Ensure the plant is maintained to a high housekeeping standard and all equipment is in good running order.

Operational Management:

• Responsible for the overall day-to-day operational performance.
• Ensures the plant performances within the approved budget and forecasts while monitoring and developing ways to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Coordinate all equipment corrective, preventive maintenance, and major outages.
• Partner with cross functional leaders to ensure plant production aligns with sales and supply chain deliverables.

Team Leadership:

• Be a visible and accessible leader who influences, mentors, and fosters relationships through coaching, positive reinforcement, and constructive feedback.
• Identify and address skill gaps through training and development initiatives. Provide clear direction, set performance expectations, and hold teams accountable for KPIs.

Budget Management:

• 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.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 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.
• Ability to meet responsibilities associated with a 24/7 plant operation.
• 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 pass pre-employment screenings to include physical, background check, and drug screen.

Get Hired: What to Expect During the our Hiring Process

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