Construction Area Supervisor (Aggregates & Concrete Ready-Mix)

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated Area Supervisor to guide our aggregate and ready-mix concrete business units to new heights of success. This pivotal role oversees personnel, safety, operations, sales, finance, equipment and other critical support functions for three plants and three pits in Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy. You'll have the primary responsibility of ensuring effective execution of company operational performance and growth strategy, providing leadership and developmental guidance to a team of plant personnel, drivers, and frontline supervisors. As the Area Supervisor, you'll see the impacts of your work each day in every project we complete – from driveways to highways and parking lots to airports – you'll play an integral part as we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

About the Role

Responsible for daily aggregate and ready-mix concrete operations including safe production, quality, customer focus and maintaining the integrity of the safety and environmental systems. Cultivate a culture of safety, collaborating with field personnel to minimize risks and enhance safety for all employees. Drive operational performance and improvements to meet or exceed company goals. Manage the operating budget for the fiscal year under the direction of management. Foster an environment that encourages quality product and best-in-class customer service, ensuring on-time delivery and driver productivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational performance and improvements to meet or exceed company goals.
• Manage the operating budget for the fiscal year under the direction of management.
• Foster an environment that encourages quality product and best-in-class customer service, ensuring on-time delivery and driver productivity.
• Collaborate with the maintenance department to ensure major equipment and plant maintenance and repairs are efficiently handled.
• Manage relationships with vendors for procurement of raw materials, equipment and plant maintenance services.
• Recommend and assist with efforts to improve management of plants and financial performance.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to optimize efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective resource management.
• Build effective teams and develop direct reports for future opportunities.
• Supervise and lead a team in personal performance management, training and development, succession planning, and effective recruiting and hiring.
• Ensure that all crews have the tools and training to operate safely at all times and that all federal, state and local laws concerning safety, environment and other applicable areas are strictly enforced.

Requirements

• A mentor who thrives on leading and developing teams, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and high safety standards.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisor and/or management experience in construction, manufacturing, transportation, logistic or other closely related industries.
• A strategic, creative, and analytical thinker with a flair for optimizing performance and achieving goals.
• A customer service champion, adept at problem-solving and ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Tech-savvy, with proficiency in PC Programs and Microsoft Office Suite.
• You have a valid driver's license, current authorization to work in the United States, and can pass pre-employment controlled-substance testing and criminal background check.

Preferred Requirements

• Knowledge of ready-mixed concrete and/or aggregate production.
• Familiarity or exposure to operating budgets and/or analyzing financial information.

Physical Requirements

• Able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit, and use hands. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Able to safely drive a vehicle for periods of 30 minutes to 4 hours.
• The ability to commute to locations within the assigned area of responsibility (Ephrata, Othello, Quincy).
• May include up to 5% overnight travel within the Pacific Northwest.