Concrete Operations Manager

50167 Heidelberg Materials NE LLC; Mud Settlement (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical coverage

HSA/HRA/FSA

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

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

You will lead onsite supervisors, drivers, quality control, plant operators, and other staff to drive operational excellence, while aligning with project

Qualifications

• Demonstrated management experience leading concrete production operations.
• Direct experience managing portable concrete or cement plant operations for large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of portable plant operations, batching, materials handling, and site logistics.
• Proven ability to lead and develop onsite teams in a demanding production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead all onsite portable concrete plant operations to safely achieve production, quality, delivery, and project objectives.
• Manage and develop a team of supervisors, drivers, QC personnel, plant operators, and onsite staff to drive operational excellence.
• Ensure customer expectations, project specs, and contractual commitments are met or exceeded.
• Monitor plant performance, production, logistics, quality metrics, and operating costs; take proactive action to resolve issues.
• Coordinate production activities with QA, logistics, maintenance, project leadership, and customer teams to align with schedules.

Skills

Operations leadership

Safety management

Team development

Project coordination

Customer relations

Job description

Line of Business: RMC Pay Range: $120,950.00 – $161,256.66

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. 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.
• 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.

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. Let’s get to work! 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.