Regional Manager HROC

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

About Us

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a regional team of Remote Optimization Specialists (ROS) and functional support staff, providing coaching, performance management, technical guidance, and development opportunities.
• Partner with plant and regional leadership to drive operational excellence through process optimization, performance improvement initiatives, and consistent application of best practices.
• Oversee operational support activities across multiple cement plants, ensuring effective collaboration among process, quality, reliability, systems, and operations teams on site.
• Monitor plant performance using key operational metrics, identifying improvement opportunities and implementing actions to enhance efficiency, reliability, product quality, and cost performance.
• Support resource planning, budgeting, maintenance outage coordination, technology adoption, automation systems optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the region.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the HROC, plant leadership team, and regional operations teams to ensure effective collaboration and alignment on operational priorities and business objectives.

What Are We Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical, operational, or cross-functional teams in the cement industry or a comparable heavy industrial environment.
• Expertise in cement manufacturing processes, process optimization, automation systems, operational excellence, and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience analyzing performance data, addressing operational challenges, managing competing priorities, and supporting business objectives.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across plant, regional, and corporate teams.

Work Environment

This role operates within a centralized operational support organization serving multiple cement plant locations. The position collaborates with cross-functional teams to support business objectives across a regional portfolio while providing operational and technical leadership. The role requires managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Travel to plant and corporate sites is required for inspections, meetings, and project implementation.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
• 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, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
• Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled