Plant Manager

Eco Material Technologies; Bucks Canyon (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Growth and internal promotion

Job summary

Eco Material Technologies, a CRH Company, seeks a Plant Manager to oversee production facility activities, including start-up, SOP development, and maintenance of equipment. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and cost controls while driving plant efficiencies and KPI-driven improvements.

The candidate will lead cross-functional teams, partner with QC, suppliers, and customers, and implement continuous improvement strategies to achieve high performance in a dynamic cement alternatives operation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience using metrics to drive results.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• OSHA and/or MSHA safety knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead greenfield startup activities, SOP development, staff training, and operations systems implementation.
• Direct shift production with focus on safety, quality, schedule adherence, efficiency, waste, maintenance and costs.
• Improve plant efficiencies by troubleshooting and optimizing processes; develop KPIs and visual metrics.
• Coordinate with QC to ensure product quality and conformance to specs.
• Collaborate with suppliers and customers to meet production requirements and quality standards.
• Oversee preventive maintenance systems and timely repairs of equipment.
• Participate in hiring and annual performance evaluations of plant staff.
• Apply Six Sigma and lean practices to maintain organized operations and 5S standards.
• Create reporting formats to communicate results to plant teams.

Skills

Leadership experience

Metrics-driven

Communication skills

OSHA/MSHA knowledge

Education

Engineering or technical degree

Tools

5S

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Visual management

Six Sigma

Job description

Career Opportunities: Plant Manager (530265)

Requisition ID530265-Posted10/29/2026-Americas Cement-Eco Material-Full Time-Operations, Field and Plant Mgmt

Eco Material Technologies, a CRH Company, is a leading producer of sustainable cement alternatives in the U.S. It is the nation’s largest marketer and manager of fly ash, with the industry's only true national footprint of logistics networks and distribution channels. The Company also provides mission-critical utility services, including operations support, waste disposal, and environmental remediation.

Job Summary

The Plant Manager is responsible for the functional oversight of all production facility activities. Key areas of accountability could include the mining and grinding of pozzolan materials, and/or drying, screening and testing of landfilled fly ash material and the maintenance of the equipment necessary to perform these tasks.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of greenfield start up, including the development of Standard Operating Procedures, training of staff, and implementation of operations systems.
• Direct shift production teams in all aspects of safety, quality, adherence to production schedule, labor efficiency, waste management, maintenance schedule, and cost.
• Optimize existing processes to improve plant efficiencies; including troubleshooting and resolving process issues as they occur. Support development of key indicators and metrics that will ultimately tie to plant efficiencies.
• Work closely with QC department to ensure product quality based on conformance to specifications.
• Work closely with supplier and end user of fly ash to ensure proper production requirements are achieved and product quality conforms to specifications.
• Ensure preventive maintenance systems are utilized and timely repair of all production equipment is maintained.
• Work closely with other key departments as needed.
• Assist in the hiring of all new production employees.
• Evaluate all plant employees annually.
• Utilize “Six Sigma” or related skills to maintain a clean and organized operation focused on 5S, visual metrics and continuous improvements.
• Create reporting format to communicate results to plant associates.

Job Requirements

• Excellent organizational and management of people, including demonstrated experience in building high functioning teams.
• Demonstrated examples of metrics usage and planning processes to deliver results.
• Excellent organization and communication skills, with knowledge of lean tools such as root cause failure analysis, preventive maintenance, visual management, and 5S.
• Basic knowledge of OSHA and/or MSHA regulations and safety requirements preferred.
• Engineering or Technical Degree preferred
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience

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.

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirative 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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