Assistant Plant Manager

Job Description

Build Your Career. Build America’s Future.

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. We offer an exciting career and the opportunity to make a difference for millions of people across the country. Our culture encourages career development, rewards excellence, and values diversity. Every team member lives by the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

• Promote Safety
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  Prioritize 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
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  Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of the plant, equipment, personnel, and inventory, and to coordinate stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping.
• Manage Employee Relations
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  Provide strong leadership, training, team building, and supervision to all employees at the plant. Work cross‑functionally with HR to recruit new employees, award merit increases, perform disciplinary actions, and evaluate performance to develop talent.
• Monitor Processes and Materials
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  Analyze production and quality control to ensure a quality product for our customers. Monitor operational reports to ensure best practices and keep the product within target specifications. Implement and monitor a preventive maintenance program to limit work stoppages, downtime, or other disruptions.
• Ensure Economic Profit
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  Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecasts, inventory management, and labor and capital planning. Ensure adherence to budgets and financial goals and identify improvement activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency.
• Maintain Compliance
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  Build a strong safety culture and ensure the plant complies with Vulcan’s safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures. Manage employee health and safety to continuously improve performance.
• Additional Responsibilities
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  Other duties as assigned.

• Experience
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  Experience supervising production employees, preferably at an aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plant.
• Leadership and Management Skills
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  Ability to provide strong leadership and guidance to direct and indirect reports, motivate employees, and maintain interpersonal relationships.
• Operational Knowledge
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  Knowledge of rock and sand mining, ready‑mix concrete, and/or asphalt operations and equipment, MSHA regulations, engineering principles, and quality control systems.
• Interpersonal Skills
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  Excellent motivator and team builder with strong communication skills for internal and external audiences.
• Financial Knowledge
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  Experience leading financial performance to established targets.
• Flexibility
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  Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather and tolerate exposure to loud noises.

• Great company culture with a competitive drive for excellence, trust, teamwork, open‑mindedness, and communication.
• Industry‑leading health and safety standards and a commitment to a safe work environment.
• Meaningful work that impacts daily lives—our aggregates are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.
• Health benefits:
  
  medical, dental, vision, and more.
• Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company match and contribution.
• Robust training and development programs to help employees meet their goals.

Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.