Plant Superintendent Amrize/Holcim Portland Cement

Fremont Economic Development Corporation; Florence (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement savings

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance

Paid time off

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

A construction and engineering firm is looking for a Plant Superintendent in Colorado to lead operations at a cement plant. Responsibilities include supervising a team, ensuring safety compliance, and managing plant performance. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in cement manufacturing and excellent leadership skills. The position requires a high school diploma, while a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement savings and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the cement manufacturing or related industry preferred.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Flexibility to work shifts and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor, and supervise activities in assigned area.
• Lead team of technicians to safely operate and maintain the plant.
• Deliver training and performance feedback to team members.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Teamwork

Safety Orientation

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Amrize is building North America. From bridges and railways to data centers, schools, offices and homes, our solutions are inside the buildings and infrastructure that connect people and advance how we live. And we invite you to come and build with us.

As the partner of choice for professional builders, we offer advanced branded solutions from foundation to rooftop. Wherever our customers are, whatever their job, we’re ready to deliver. Our 19,000 colleagues work across 1,000 sites supported by an unparalleled distribution network. Infrastructure, commercial and residential, new build, repair and refurbishment: We’re in every construction market.

Amrize listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange on June 23, 2025, following our spinoff as an independent company. Join us and build your ambition.

Join Amrize as a Plant Superintendent and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and supervising the activities of assigned area. Communicates goals to employees and ensures that goals are achieved. Maximizes employee participation to achieve the desired team approach. Develops area personnel to enhance skills, improve responsiveness and promote business growth.

WHAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH

• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.
• Function as the leader of a multi-skilled team in a high performance, Process Area based organization.
• Lead team of multi-skilled Cement Technicians to safely and efficiently operate and maintain a 1.8 million ton per year cement plant.
• Day to day management of plant operations and mechanical maintenance activities to ensure good execution, optimization of resources, and completion of necessary administration and documentation.
• Provide coaching and feedback to develop personnel into full functioning team members.
• Successfully deliver training (safety, technical and non-technical) to employees as part of the plant master training.
• Ability to correctly make decisions while delegating when appropriate, considering the large business impact of decisions due to size of plant.
• Provide performance feedback to team technicians as part of an annual review process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to quality and understanding of impact of area activities on downstream customers.
• Participate in business planning process (budgeting, CAPEX etc.) for team/area.
• Instrumental in the development and execution of the area maintenance plan including Preventive and Corrective and annual outage planning.
• Lead improvements in operations and equipment reliability through application of predictive maintenance principals and root cause failure analysis.
• Select and monitor third party vendors providing mechanical assistance to the area.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Works closely with the equipment suppliers, plant staff and Process Area Teams to ensure the successful operation of the plant. Lead a team of multi-skilled Power & Control technicians to safely and efficiently operate and maintain a cement plant.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Additional Education Preferred: Bachelor’s degree.

Field of Study Preferred: Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.

Required Work Experience:

5+ years in the cement manufacturing or related industry is strongly preferred.

Required Training/Certifications:

Minimal.

Travel Requirements: Minimal.

Additional Requirements: Excellent leadership, coaching, delegation, and interpersonal skills in a team setting; Excellent safety, environmental and quality orientation; Excellent communication with the ability to communicate with diverse groups and all levels of the organization; Flexibility to work shift and weekends as plant operations require.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee will frequently be required to walk on rocky, irregular surfaces that may be muddy and in reduced lighting conditions. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, confined space, outside weather conditions, low lighting, artificial lighting, and explosives. The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, proximity to electrical equipment, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Subject to applicable law, employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre‑tax and/or Roth after‑tax savings
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Holistic Health & Well‑being programs
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
• Vision and other voluntary benefits and discounts
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Dress for your day

Accepting Applications until June 30, 2026.

Amrize North America Inc. takes pride in our hiring processes and our commitment that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, citizenship, physical or mental disability, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Amrize North America Inc, and its respective subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers, deciding all employment on the basis of qualification, merit and business need. Amrize Canada Inc. is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [e-mail]. This email address should only be used for accommodations and not general inquiries or resume submittals. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Under the Act, accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.