ASPHALT OPERATIONS MANAGER

Knife River Corporation

$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in production management or facilities operations
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on safety culture
  • Proficient in analyzing production metrics and implementing improvements
  • Experience in developing maintenance policies and procedures
  • Ability to oversee complex facility systems (HVAC, plumbing, electrical)
  • Effective communicator and liaison for operational teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives to ensure a safe and environmentally conscious work culture
  • Analyze production data to recommend improvements
  • Develop and implement maintenance procedures for facilities and equipment
  • Monitor operational metrics for production, shipping, and quality compliance
  • Manage contractors for facility renovations and budget adherence
  • Supervise employee training and development programs
  • Assist in planning capital improvement projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive work environment focused on employee growth
  • Engagement in critical safety initiatives
  • Involvement in capital improvement projects and innovation
Full Job Description
  1. Provide a leadership role in assuring that work performed is done in a safe and environmentally conscious manner. Lead all employees by visibly engaging in all aspects of the company's Safety Culture.
  2. Analyzes production metrics and makes recommendations for improvements and solutions to issues identified. Oversees staffing and development of all production managers, supervisors, and staff.
  3. Develops maintenance policy and procedures that ensure the optimal functioning of buildings, grounds, and associated equipment. Manages all building systems including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, safety, and waste management.
  4. Monitors operational metrics and works with other departments to ensure receipts, production schedules, shipping standards, and targets are met. Leads investigations and determines the root cause of any production delays, disruptions, or quality excursions and implements solutions.
  5. Ensures facilities receipts, production, maintenance work follows safety standards, conforms to specifications, and that work orders are tracked and completed within the budgeted guidelines. Oversee contractors engaged for facility renovation projects. Advise GM of Operations where and when costs are above budget guidelines and recommend corrective actions.
  6. Act as a liaison to keep personnel informed on matters of communications, decisions and policies. Supervise and coordinate the various programs essential to manufacturing procedures, e.g. training, safety, housekeeping, work simplification, cost wage and salary administration, etc. Responsible to maintain an effective occupational evaluation and salary program as well as an employee appraisal system, focusing on employee development.
  7. Assist in planning and execution of capital improvement projects.
  8. Perform other duties as assigned.


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