Assistant Plant Manager

Overview

Job Description - Assistant Plant Manager (2500010Y). 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. Vulcan promotes a culture where career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued.

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• Promote Safety. Take an active role prioritizing safety for yourself and others to ensure all assigned plants have zero accidents and are in total compliance with all Vulcan policies and procedures.
• Organize and Plan Production. Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of the plant and equipment, personnel and inventory requirements, and work procedures in regards to 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 employees at the plant in order to support the operational function of the business. Work cross-functionally with HR to recruit new employees, provide merit increases, perform disciplinary actions, and evaluate the performance of employees in order to develop talent.
• Monitor Processes and Materials. Analyze production and quality control to ensure a quality product for 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, or other disruptions.
• Ensure Economic Profit. Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecasts, inventory management, and labor and capital planning. Ensure adherence to budgets and financial goals. Identify 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.
• Additional Responsibilities. Other duties as assigned.

• Experience in supervising production employees, preferably at an aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plant.
• Leadership and Management Skills. Must provide strong leadership and guidance to employees, both direct and indirect reports, and motivate and maintain interpersonal relationships.
• Operational Knowledge. Knowledge of rock and sand mining, ready-mix concrete, and/or asphalt operations and equipment, MSHA regulations, engineering principles and procedures, and quality control systems and processes.
• Interpersonal Skills. Ability to motivate, team-build, and communicate effectively with internal and external audiences.
• Financial Knowledge. Experience leading financial performance to established targets.
• Flexibility. Ability to work outside in all weather conditions and tolerate loud noises.

• Great Company Culture. Competitive drive for excellence in a trusted, collaborative environment.
• Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards; commitment to a safe work environment for all employees and customers.
• Meaningful Work. Our work impacts daily life; our aggregates are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing nationwide.
• Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
• Prepare for the Future. 401(k)…