Operations Manager

Hinkle Contracting Company, LLC; Paris (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Medical, dental and disabilityBenefits

Retirement savings program

Wellness programs

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Hinkle Contracting, LLC, a CRH company, is seeking an experienced Quarry Operations Manager to oversee multiple aggregate sites in Central Kentucky. You will balance safety, production, maintenance, quality, and people development while reporting to the Vice President of Aggregates.

Regular travel across Kentucky is required, with flexibility for extended hours. The role offers competitive base pay, benefits, and opportunities to lead high-performing teams within CRH's global family.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in aggregates with hands-on quarry ops.
• Experience leading multiple quarry sites.
• Knowledge of MSHA/OSHA and environmental regs.
• Budgets, cost management, and production metrics.
• Strong people leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations across multiple quarry locations.
• Maintain safety compliance with MSHA/OSHA.
• Improve production costs, equipment reliability, product quality.
• Collaborate with quarry leaders on crushing operations and mine planning.
• Utilize P&L, budgets, forecasts, and production metrics to drive performance.
• Support capital planning and equipment improvements.
• Develop leaders and build high-performing teams.
• Foster relationships with operations, engineering, contractors, customers, regulators.

Skills

Quarry operations

Leadership

Crushing plants knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Relevant college or technical education

Job description

Job ID: 530513

Hinkle Contracting, LLC, a CRH company, would like to welcome you to one of the finest construction companies in Kentucky. Hinkle operates one of Kentucky's most extensive networks of state-of-the-art asphalt paving and production supply facilities. Hinkle is committed to producing and providing our customers quality materials and service. Hinkle is a company whose reputation for quality work dates to 1942 with a strong reputation, strong community ties and a commitment to their employees that is unmatched in the industry. Hinkle employs more than 400 employees during the construction months. With multiple locations throughout central, eastern, and southern Kentucky, Hinkle prides itself on its ability to provide a multitude of services to many customers in various geographical locations. In addition, by being a part of the CRH family, we are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that come together to form CRH. CRH is the leading building materials business in the world, employing 73,000 people at 3,155 locations in 29 countries. CRH is the largest building materials business in both North America and Europe, and we also have regional positions in Asia. We manufacture and supply a diverse range of integrated building materials, products, and innovative end-to-end solutions, which can be found throughout the built environment, from major public infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and residential homes. CRH operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

Build Strong Operations. Develop Great Teams. Make an Impact.

We're looking for an experienced Quarry Operations Manager to provide leadership and operational oversight across multiple aggregate locations in Central Kentucky.

This is an opportunity for a proven aggregates leader who understands quarry operations from the ground up and can balance safety, production, maintenance, quality, people development, and financial performance. Reporting to the Vice President of Aggregates, you'll partner closely with quarry and production leaders to drive safe, reliable, and efficient operations

What You'll Do

• Lead and support operations across multiple quarry locations.
• Champion a strong safety culture and maintain compliance with MSHA, OSHA, environmental, and company standards.
• Drive improvements in production, operating costs, equipment reliability, and product quality.
• Partner with quarry leaders on crushing operations, maintenance programs, troubleshooting, mine planning, and overburden activities.
• Use operational and financial data, including P&L results, budgets, forecasts, inventory, and production metrics, to improve performance.
• Support capital planning and identify opportunities to improve plant and equipment performance.
• Coach and develop quarry and production leaders while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across operations, engineering, contractors, customers, and regulatory agencies.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of aggregates industry experience, including hands-on quarry operations experience.
• Proven experience leading or supervising multiple quarry operations.
• Strong working knowledge of crushing plants, production processes, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of MSHA, OSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with budgeting, cost management, forecasting, production reporting, and operational performance metrics.
• Strong people leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop leaders and build high-performing teams.
• Relevant college or technical education, or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience.

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to influence multiple operations and make a measurable impact on safety, productivity, reliability, cost performance, and employee development. If you're an experienced aggregates leader who enjoys being close to the operation while developing the people who run it, this could be a strong next step.

Regular travel throughout Kentucky is required, along with flexibility to work extended hours, nights, or weekends when operational needs require it.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Hinkle Contracting, LLC, a CRH Company, is an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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