Assistant Cement Plant Manager

50010 HM Southeast Cement LLC; Harleyville (SC); Sur place; USD 124 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual incentive plan

Competitive benefits

401(k) with company match

Résumé du poste

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Plant Manager-level leader to partner with the Plant Manager, guiding safe, reliable, and efficient cement manufacturing operations. You will coordinate priorities across departments, drive performance through kiln availability, production output, and energy metrics, and identify opportunities for measurable improvements.

You will lead supervisors and department heads, foster accountability and a strong safety culture, and coordinate maintenance and shutdowns to

Qualifications

• Strong safety culture and leadership across multiple functions.
• Broad cement manufacturing or heavy-process operations knowledge.
• Ability to translate data into corrective actions and improvements.
• Experience with process-control and maintenance-management systems.

Responsabilités

• Partner with the Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable, and efficient cement manufacturing operations.
• Coordinate production and maintenance priorities and oversee planned shutdowns.
• Drive continuous improvement, energy efficiency, and operating cost reductions.
• Lead and develop supervisors, reinforcing accountability and safety culture.
• Support capital planning and turn performance gaps into action plans.

Connaissances

Safety leadership

Cross-functional

Process optimization

Engineering background

Formation

Engineering degree

Description du poste

Line of Business: Cement & White Pay Range: $123,660.00 – $164,873.32

About Us Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing

Partner with the Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable, and efficient cement manufacturing operations, coordinating priorities across all departments. Drive plant performance across the cement manufacturing process, using measures such as kiln availability, clinker and cement production, specific heat and power consumption, and overall equipment effectiveness to identify opportunities and deliver measurable improvements. Lead and develop supervisors and department leaders, setting clear expectations, strengthening accountability, and building the capabilities needed to operate successfully in a continuous manufacturing environment. Coordinate production and maintenance priorities, including planned shutdowns and turnarounds, to improve equipment reliability and execute work safely and effectively. Champion a strong safety and environmental culture, reinforcing safe work practices, supporting incident investigations, and maintaining compliance with applicable requirements. Drive continuous improvement and process optimization, partnering with operations, maintenance, quality, engineering, and other plant teams to improve throughput, energy efficiency, reliability, quality, and operating cost. Support operating and capital planning, using production and financial data to understand performance, manage costs, prioritize investments, and turn performance gaps into clear action plans. Step in for the Plant Manager when needed, providing decisive plant-wide leadership during operating issues, off‑hours events, and other situations requiring management direction.

What Are We Looking For

Demonstrated ability to lead leaders and cross‑functional teams while building a culture centered on safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Broad understanding of cement manufacturing or comparable heavy‑process operations, with the ability to connect production, maintenance, reliability, quality, and environmental priorities. Ability to understand and improve complex manufacturing processes, including interpreting plant operating data and translating performance trends into practical corrective actions. Working knowledge of process‑control and maintenance‑management systems, with the ability to use plant systems and operating data to support decisions. Capability to lead through plant disruptions, shutdowns, and changing operating conditions, coordinating employees, contractors, and technical resources while keeping safety and business priorities aligned. Sound financial and business judgment, including the ability to evaluate operating costs, budgets, performance variances, and capital investment opportunities. Ability to collaborate effectively across plant functions, engaging people at the frontline, supervisory, technical, and leadership levels to solve problems and deliver results. Technical education in engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent technical and operational capability developed through cement manufacturing experience.

Work Environment

This position is based in a heavy industrial cement manufacturing facility and requires regular presence throughout the plant, including production, maintenance, and outdoor operational areas. The role may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, dust, noise, moving equipment, and elevated work areas. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required and provided.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary, $123,660 to $164,873 annually and participation in our annual incentive plan Highly competitive benefits programs 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled Shaping the future, building successes Heidelberg Materials – your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry. As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story. Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions – setting new standards for the industry. In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people. With us, you’re not just shaping the industry’s future; you’re shaping your own. Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready‑mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.