Concrete Operations Manager

Heidelberg Materials

$120K — $161K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of management experience in concrete production operations.
  • Direct experience with portable concrete or cement plant operations on large-scale projects.
  • Strong technical knowledge of batching processes and material handling.
  • Proven ability to lead diverse teams in high-pressure environments.
  • Experience in aligning production with quality control and logistics to meet project timelines.
  • Effective at relationship management with multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong operational judgment with financial oversight capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead onsite portable concrete plant operations for safety, efficiency, and quality.
  • Manage and develop teams including supervisors and plant operators.
  • Ensure customer needs and contract specifications are met consistently.
  • Monitor and optimize plant performance and operational metrics.
  • Coordinate production with quality controls and project teams.
  • Build relationships with customers and project leadership as onsite representative.
  • Drive operational decision-making focused on safety, quality, and customer service.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and participation in an annual incentive plan.
  • 401(k) plan with automatic and matching contributions.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
  • Disability coverage and basic life insurance provided.
  • Generous leave policy including bonding leave, vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Line of Business: RMC

Pay Range: $120,950.00 – $161,256.66

We are seeking a Concrete Operations Manager to serve as the senior onsite leader for a portable concrete plant supporting a major construction project. This role is responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality operations while ensuring customer satisfaction, contract compliance, and outstanding team performance.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead all onsite portable concrete plant operations to safely achieve production, quality, delivery, and project objectives.
  • Manage and develop a team of supervisors, drivers, quality control personnel, plant operators, and other onsite employees to drive operational excellence.
  • Ensure customer expectations, project specifications, and contractual commitments are consistently met or exceeded.
  • Monitor plant performance, production, logistics, quality metrics, equipment utilization, and operating costs, taking proactive action to resolve issues.
  • Coordinate production activities with quality control, logistics, maintenance, project leadership, and customer teams to maintain alignment with project schedules and requirements.
  • Build strong working relationships with customers, contractors, project leadership, and internal stakeholders as the primary onsite Heidelberg Materials representative.
  • Lead operational problem-solving and decision-making in a fast-paced project environment while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, cost, and customer service.

What Are We Looking For

  • Demonstrated management experience leading concrete production operations, including direct responsibility for safety, production, quality, logistics, cost performance, and people leadership.
  • Direct experience managing portable concrete or cement plant operations supporting large-scale construction, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
  • Strong knowledge of portable plant operations, concrete production, batching processes, material handling, equipment utilization, production scheduling, and site logistics.
  • Proven ability to lead supervisors, plant operators, drivers, quality control personnel, and other onsite employees in a demanding production environment.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating production, quality control, logistics, and customer requirements to meet project schedules and contractual commitments.
  • Experience serving as a senior onsite operational leader and primary point of contact with customers, contractors, project leadership, and internal stakeholders.
  • Strong operational and financial judgment with the ability to monitor plant performance, production metrics, operating costs, equipment utilization, and resource requirements.
  • Effective communication and relationship-building skills across customers, contractors, project teams, and internal personnel.
  • Sound decision-making, problem-solving, organizational, and project execution capabilities in a dynamic operating environment.

Work Environment

  • Role operates primarily at an onsite portable concrete plant supporting a major construction project. Conditions may include moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, cold, humidity, dust, and elevated noise levels.
  • Extended or non-standard hours may be required to support production demands, concrete placements, customer commitments, and project schedules.

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary ranging from $151,180 - $178,387 and participation in our annual incentive plan.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
  • Highly competitive benefits programs, including:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
  • AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance.
  • Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 56 hours of Paid Sick Leave, and 10 Paid Holidays.

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