Regional Cement Ops Leader: Process Optimization

Heidelberg Materials North America; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA, HRA, FSA

AD&D & Disability coverage

Paid leave & holidays

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America is seeking a senior leader to direct a regional team of Remote Optimization Specialists and support staff across cement plants. You will coach, drive performance, and implement best practices to raise efficiency, reliability, and product quality.

Travel to plant and corporate sites is required to align operations with regional goals, budgets, and technology adoption, while partnering with plant leadership to sustain continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Experience leading technical, operational, or cross-functional teams in heavy industry.
• Expertise in cement manufacturing processes, process optimization, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional team of Remote Optimization Specialists and support staff.
• Drive operational excellence through process optimization and best practices.
• Oversee collaboration among process, quality, reliability, systems, and operations teams on site.
• Monitor plant performance and implement actions to improve efficiency and cost performance.
• Support budgeting, maintenance outage coordination, technology adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Process optimization

Automation systems

Operational excellence

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Heidelberg Materials North America is seeking a senior leader to direct a regional team of Remote Optimization Specialists and support staff across cement plants. You will coach, drive performance, and implement best practices to raise efficiency, reliability, and product quality.

Travel to plant and corporate sites is required to align operations with regional goals, budgets, and technology adoption, while partnering with plant leadership to sustain continuous improvement initiatives.