Aggregates Plant Manager

Vulcan Materials Company; Uvalde (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Vulcan Materials Company invites experienced plant leadership to join a dynamic operations team in Texas. You will oversee daily production planning, coordinate equipment and personnel, and ensure safe, efficient, and compliant plant performance.

The role requires strong leadership, safety focus, and financial stewardship to drive targeted results. As a plant leader, you will collaborate with HR to recruit and develop talent, monitor processes for quality control, and maintain alignment with

Qualifications

• Experience supervising production employees in aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plants.
• Strong leadership and team-building abilities to guide plant personnel.
• Solid understanding of rock mining, processing, quality control, and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and ensure zero-accident culture at the plant.
• Organize daily production planning and optimize equipment, personnel, and inventory.
• Provide leadership and HR collaboration to recruit, train, and evaluate staff.
• Monitor production quality and implement preventive maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost-control measures to meet financial goals.

Skills

Supervising staff

Leadership

Operations knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Financial acumen

Flexibility

Job description

Build Your Career. Build America’s Future. Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready‑mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

Job Description

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

What You’ll Do

• Promote Safety. Take an active role prioritizing safety for yourself and others to ensure all assigned plants have zero accidents and are in total compliance with all Vulcan policies and procedures.
• Organize and Plan Production. Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of plant equipment, personnel, and inventory requirements. Ensure optimal utilization of work procedures in regards to stripping, mining, processing, stockpiling, loading, and shipping. Maintain responsibility for all aspects of site planning and pit development.
• Manage Employee Relations. Provide strong leadership, training, team building, and supervision to all employees at the plant in order to support the operational function of the business. Workcross‑functionally with HR to recruit new employees, provide merit increases, perform disciplinary actions, and evaluate the performance of employees in order to develop talent.
• Monitor Processes and Materials. Analyze production and quality control to ensure a quality product for our customers. Monitor operational reports to ensure best practices in extraction, processing, stockpiling, and re‑handling and that product remains within target specifications. Implement and monitor a preventive maintenance program to limit work stoppages, downtime, and other disruptions.
• Ensure Economic Profit. Manage financial decisions for the plant, including budgets, forecasts, inventory management, and labor and capital planning to ensure adherence to all budgets and financial goals. Seek improvement activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency across the plant.
• Maintain Compliance. Build a strong safety culture to ensure the plant is in compliance with Vulcan’s safety, operations, and environmental policies and procedures. Manage the health and safety of employees to continuously improve Vulcan’s health & safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Additional Responsibilities. Other duties as assigned.

Skills You’ll Need

• Experience. Experience in supervising production employees at an aggregate, sand/gravel, or asphalt plant is preferred.
• Leadership and Management Skills. Must be able to provide strong leadership and guidance to employees, both direct and indirect reports, to motivate and maintain social relationships.
• Operational Knowledge. Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of rock and sand mining, ready‑mix concrete and/or asphalt operations and equipment, MSHA regulations, engineering principles and procedures, and quality control systems and processes.
• Interpersonal Skills. Must be an excellent motivator and team builder. Must be able to form strong social relationships and effectively communicate with both internal and external audiences.
• Financial Knowledge. Must possess knowledge and experience managing financial performance to established targets.
• Flexibility. Must be able to work outside in all types of weather conditions and tolerate being exposed to loud noises.

What You’ll Like About Us

• Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open‑mindedness and communication.
• Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.
• Meaningful Work. What sets us apart is the work we do impacts daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.
• Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.
• Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
• Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.
• Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.

Vulcan Materials Company is an equal opportunity employer.