Manufacturing Area Manager

Walbec Group; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation aligned with/

Employer-paid medical plan with HRA

Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

FSA

Employee Assistance Program

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO and holidays

Profit sharing

Walbec training & development

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Walbec Group is seeking a South Manufacturing Area Manager to oversee asphalt plants, aggregate sites, and related operations within the Walbec Group. The role partners with the Manufacturing Director to drive safe, efficient, compliant, and profitable manufacturing outcomes.

You will lead managers, supervisors, and field crews across multiple locations, monitor performance, and collaborate with safety, finance, HR, and operations to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication, conflict management, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Keep safety as a core value and an integral component of the culture throughout the assigned manufacturing area.
• Lead assigned manufacturing operations, which include aggregate sites, crushing and washing operations, asphalt plant operations.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and accountability for manufacturing managers, supervisors, project coordinators, foremen, and team members responsible for daily operations.
• Monitor safety, production, quality, cost, staffing, equipment utilization, inventory, and operational performance to meet business objectives.
• Assist the Manufacturing Director with sales projections, production planning, budgets, capital needs, and financial forecasts for the assigned area.
• Ensure local, regional, state, and federal safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are understood, followed, and documented.
• Ensure product specifications, quality standards, and ethical business practices are consistently followed throughout the assigned area.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with key suppliers, producers, equipment dealers, subcontractors, customers, and industry partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, productivity, efficiency, cost control, employee development, and customer service.
• Build and maintain successful internal relationships with Manufacturing, Construction, Technical Services, Safety, HR, Purchasing, IT, Legal, Finance, and Shops

Skills

Communication

Conflict management

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

About Walbec Group

Walbec produces high-quality construction materials and delivers unparalleled professional design, engineering and construction services at its six companies, including Payne and Dolan, Northeast Asphalt, Zenith Tech, Parisi, Premier Concrete, and Construction Resources Management. Whether building bridges, stabilizing shorelines, rehabilitating structures, or providing site engineering and construction solutions for solar, Walbec is your bridge to expertise in construction and engineering.

With safety and ethics at the core of everything we do, our experienced professionals are hard at work on commercial and industrial sites throughout the Midwest.

The Position:

The Payne and Dolan South Manufacturing Area Manager is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing assigned manufacturing operations within the Walbec Group. This position reports to the Manufacturing Director and provides day-to-day leadership for asphalt plants, aggregate, and related manufacturing operations within the assigned area.

This leadership position works closely with the Manufacturing Director and partners with other manufacturing area managers, construction teams, technical services, safety, finance, human resources, and other support departments to ensure safe, efficient, compliant, and profitable manufacturing operations.

Core Responsibilities:

• Keep safety as a core value and an integral component of the culture throughout the assigned manufacturing area.


• Lead assigned manufacturing operations, which include aggregate sites, crushing and washing operations, asphalt plant operations.


• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and accountability for manufacturing managers, supervisors, project coordinators, foremen, and team members responsible for daily operations.


• Monitor safety, production, quality, cost, staffing, equipment utilization, inventory, and operational performance to meet business objectives.


• Assist the Manufacturing Director with sales projections, production planning, budgets, capital needs, and financial forecasts for the assigned area.


• Ensure local, regional, state, and federal safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are understood, followed, and documented.


• Ensure product specifications, quality standards, and ethical business practices are consistently followed throughout the assigned area.


• Build and maintain professional relationships with key suppliers, producers, equipment dealers, subcontractors, customers, and industry partners.


• Identify opportunities to improve safety, productivity, efficiency, cost control, employee development, and customer service.


• Build and maintain successful internal relationships with Manufacturing, Construction, Technical Services, Safety, HR, Purchasing, IT, Legal, Finance, and Shops

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication, conflict management, interpersonal and negotiation skills


• Extensive Knowledge of asphalt mix designs, asphalt production, aggregate production, crushing/washing operations, and quality control practices


• Strong understanding of manufacturing production planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.


• Proven ability to lead managers, supervisors, and field teams across multiple locations.


• Working knowledge of safety, environmental, DOT, MSHA/OSHA, and regulatory requirements.


• Ability to analyze operational performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.


• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to balance safety, quality, production, customer needs, and profitability

Requirements:

• 7 + years of leadership experience in asphalt plant management, aggregate site management, and personnel management or equivalent


• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field

The Benefits:

• Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards


• Employer Paid Medical Plan with HRA contribution (eligibility requirements)


• Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance


• Flex Spending Account (FSA)


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Company-paid short and long-term disability coveragePaid parental leave


• Generous PTO and paid holidays


• Profit sharing


• Robust Walbec training and professional development program


• Ongoing career growth opportunities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative Action employer, and it is our practice to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. In addition, it is the policy of the Company to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in each locality in which the Company has employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply!