Concrete Operations Manager

Lehigh Hanson Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

HSA/HRA/FSA

AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid bonding leave

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America is seeking a Concrete Operations Manager to serve as the senior onsite leader for a portable concrete plant supporting a major construction project near New York. You will deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality operations while ensuring customer satisfaction and contract compliance.

Lead a team of supervisors, drivers, QC personnel, and plant operators, coordinate with project leadership, and act as the primary onsite company representative.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated management experience leading concrete production operations including safety, production, quality, logistics, cost performance, and people leadership.

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, 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.

Job description

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled

As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of candidate applications and interviews. These tools help streamline the initial assessment, but all decisions about candidate advancement are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. While technology supports early steps, every interview will be handled by experienced recruiters and hiring managers to provide a personal touch.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.