Plant Manager

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• Safety & Environmental:
  • Responsible for promoting and ensuring that the plant and all personnel working on or visiting the site are compliant with all State, Federal, Company and MSHA rules and regulations.
  • Requires knowledge and awareness of site hazards and safe job planning and procedures.
• People:
  • Ensures that employees receive proper training and instructions to perform assigned job duties.
  • Responsible for the management and development of all employees, including coaching, disciplinary counseling, performance reviews.
  • Partnering with HR Business Partner for all employee related issues—investigations, disciplinary actions, hiring, terminations, and any employee changes.
  • Ensure employee productivity, operational efficiency, customer service levels, employee retention and morale by maintaining a positive working environment.
  • Partners with Sales to align production with customer needs.
  • Partners with Quality Manager to ensure product compliance with industry and customer requirements.
  • Partners with outside vendors to obtain services as necessary to maintain performance of the facility.
  • Coordinates work assignments of plant clerks.
• Performance/Reporting:
  • Plans and schedules production requirements (people & equipment) to support daily, weekly and monthly sales forecast to meet customer’s needs and optimizes balanced production.
  • Maintains and updates production operating and inventory data.
  • Participates in developing an annual operating budget which includes production volume and capital improvements.
  • Responsible for managing costs and production to meet or exceed production budgets.
  • Responsible for tracking and reporting key performance indicators (tons per operating hour, uptime, delays, mobile fuel consumption, electrical consumption, drilling and blasting cost).
• Quality Control:
  • Maintains all production to meet state and customer requirements.
  • Manages quality control personnel activities in coordination with quality control manager.
  • Works with sales team to identify and resolve any customer quality issues.
• Innovation:
  • Utilizes plant production data to identify opportunities to optimize plant and equipment.
  • Works with engineering team to develop long‑term capital replacement needs.
  • Works with sales team to identify new product opportunities for customers.
  • Works to identify cost‑saving/continuous improvement activities to improve operating efficiency.
• Community/Personal:
  • Utilizes appropriate resources and recommendations in community relations and legislative efforts and actively participates in the area’s community outreach and educational programs.
  • Identifies personal development needs to enable career growth.
  • Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

• Required High School or Equivalent.
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree.

• Required 1+ years of supervisory experience in a salaried or hourly lead‑man role. Also, a minimum of 5 years experience, preferably in aggregate industry.

• Must demonstrate excellent leadership, communication (both verbal and written) and problem resolution skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to motivate employees and build effective teams.
• Must demonstrate consistent utilization of organization, planning, and time management skills.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Outlook and Excel) and other software/system packages relevant to the position.
• Must demonstrate basic knowledge of mechanical components, along with cutting, welding and lifting procedures.
• Frequent travel to company and customer sites.

• Must have a valid Driver's license and a clear driving record required.

• Must have the ability to continuously stand or walk on level or uneven ground.
• Must have the ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairways and incline catwalks.
• Must have the ability to bend, crouch and/or kneel at waist or knees.
• Must have the ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 50lbs.
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