Plant Superintendent

About the role

The Plant Superintendent oversees and coordinates the operation of one or more plants, ensuring a cohesive operational unit; responsible for health, safety, and environmental compliance of the site. Directs the day-to-day activities of a plant location to ensure objectives are met: manages, through subordinate personnel, the various operations associated with mining, processing, stockpiling, loading and shipping of aggregate for a plant location. Plans, staffs and supervises the work unit to ensure uninterrupted supply of aggregate product. The Superintendent communicates goals to employees and ensures they are achieved. In addition, the Superintendent maximizes employee participation to achieve the desired team approach and develops personnel to enhance skills, improve responsiveness and promote business growth.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and implement production and scheduling related programs, strategies and techniques that result in increased productivity, maintain safe operations, while containing the budgeted expenses.
• Ensures that employees are at work on time, actively engaged in assigned department activities and conforming to established internal and external safety/environmental/compliance regulations to include MSHA.
• Communicates goals to employees and ensures they are achieved.
• Provides immediate performance feedback as required to resolve employee conflicts, and assists in short-term resolution of emergency situations such as safety, attendance and conduct.
• Administers direct supervisory responsibilities for production, maintenance, and shipping personnel, including training, performance evaluation, corrective action, and work schedules.
• Participates in and/or facilitates meetings. Ensures that time and attendance for assigned employees is accurate in data collection system.
• Works with Leadsmen and others to ensure that goals are achieved.
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker-hour requirements for completion of assignments.
• Captures and analyzes production reports pertaining to production Key Performance Indicators, employee performance/conduct and process flow.
• Maintains a good working knowledge of electrical systems, hydraulic systems, water systems, pumps, motors, conveyors, and air systems.
• Coordinates and executes established activities to ensure that goals are met.
• Works with various support functions to resolve production problems and assists in troubleshooting.
• Recommends and/or implements various production processes and programs.
• Monitors efficiency and throughput, material use, quality, and inventory.
• May participate in budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent or years of equivalent experience
• Additional Education Preferred: Associates degree Field of Study Preferred: Production / Industrial Management and / or Business Management
• Required Work Experience: 5 years of operational/production experience
• Additional Requirements: Good communication skill coupled with good negotiation, planning, scheduling and people management ability. The ability to recognize production problems and the experience to solve those problems. Good knowledge of Sand and Aggregate Mining and related Raw Materials Plant Production and the ability to motivate departmental personnel to meet production goals while maintaining the integrity of the safety program. Understanding computer will be helpful. Needs to have a good working knowledge of electrical systems, hydraulic systems, water systems, pumps, motors, conveyors, and air systems.
• Must be a decision-maker that constantly incorporates common business sense into the decision-making process.
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment, including but not limited to respirators.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Holistic Health & Well-being programs
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
• Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Dress for your day

Pay

Competitive salary

Schedule

N/A