Performance Improvement Manager

Heidelberg Materials; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

HSA, HRA, and FSA options

AD&D, Disability, and Life Insurance

Paid leave and holidays

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks a Senior Operations Engineer in Allentown, PA to drive performance improvements across aggregate operations and lead site-level excellence initiatives. You will leverage a mining engineering background with extensive experience in drilling, blasting, extraction, and quarry management, translating technical insights into practical on-site actions.

Travel within North America is expected to support a network of sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related field qualifications.
• 8+ years of experience in the aggregate or allied industry.
• 4+ years in direct quarry management role.
• Ability to optimize processes across drilling, blasting, extraction, hauling, crushing, screening, loadout, maintenance, and site management.
• Capability to connect site geology and commercial needs to operational decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical recommendations into practical onsite execution.
• Knowledge of Aggflow, AggQC, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the assigned Region and occasionally across North America.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance improvement across aggregate operations to strengthen key financial and operational results.
• Lead implementation of Minimum Operating Practices across assigned sites.
• Embed the Aggregates Operating Model and Aggregates Management Handbook into daily operations.
• Identify and support operational best practices and new product or process improvement opportunities.
• Monitor progress on improvement initiatives and collaborate with site teams to achieve performance goals.
• Provide practical, hands-on guidance to optimize production processes.

Skills

Process optimization

Travel willingness

Site geology to decision-making

Technical translation to onsite action

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related field

8+ years in aggregate/allied industry

4+ years quarry management

Tools

Aggflow

AggQC

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Department: Engineering & Operational Excellence
• Position Type: Full time

What You’ll Be Doing

Drive performance improvement across aggregate operations to strengthen key financial and operational results.

Lead implementation of Minimum Operating Practices across assigned sites.

Embed the Aggregates Operating Model and Aggregates Management Handbook into daily operations.

Identifyand support operational best practices and new product or process improvement opportunities.

Monitor progress on improvement initiatives and collaborate with site teams to achieve performance goals.

Provide practical,hands-onguidance tooptimizeproduction processes.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineeringor related field qualifications, and/or at least 8 years of experiencein the aggregateor allied industry; or an equivalent combination of both, plus at least 4 years in a direct quarry management role.

Ability tooptimizeprocesses across drilling, blasting, extraction, hauling, crushing, screening, loadout, maintenance, and site management.

Capability to connect site geology and commercial needs to operational decision-making.

Demonstrated ability to translate technical recommendations into practical onsite execution.

Knowledge ofAggflow,AggQC, andproficiencyin Microsoft Office applications.

Motivation and willingness to travel regularly within the assigned Region and occasionally across North America.

This role supports multiple aggregate operations and requires regular travel, time in active quarry environments, and close collaboration with onsite operational teams.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary, 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, Shortand Long-termDisability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance


• Paid Bonding Leave,15 daysof Paid Vacation,40 hoursof 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.