Senior Area Operations Manager

50167 Heidelberg Materials NE LLC; Fairfield Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA / HRA / FSA

Disability coverage

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a results-oriented Area Operations Manager to lead and optimize operations across multiple sites within a designated region. This role drives safety culture, ensures efficient production and delivery of quality products, and supports annual budgeting while managing area P&L.

Frequent travel and a strong focus on leadership, financial acumen, and continuous improvement are required to achieve organizational objectives and ensure compliance with safety and

Qualifications

• Lead multiple operations while delivering safety, operational and financial performance.
• Manage budgets and analyze performance metrics to drive profitability.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, aggregates, construction materials, mining, or heavy industrial operations with continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead area operations to achieve safety, production, quality, environmental, financial, and customer service objectives across multiple locations.
• Develop annual operating budgets, monitor financial performance, and maintain accountability for area P&L results while identifying opportunities to improve profitability.
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, reliability, and cost management.
• Coach, develop, and support site leadership teams to build a culture of accountability, engagement, collaboration, and high performance.

Skills

Operations leadership

Budget management

P&L responsibility

Team development

Job description

Line of Business: Service & Support

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.

Position Overview

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a results-oriented Area Operations Manager to lead and optimize operations across multiple sites within a designated region. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence, fostering a strong safety culture, developing high-performing teams, ensuring the efficient production and delivery of quality products, and assisting in the development of annual budgets while maintaining responsibility for area financial performance and profit-and-loss results.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead area operations to achieve safety, production, quality, environmental, financial, and customer service objectives across multiple locations. Develop annual operating budgets, monitor financial performance, and maintain accountability for area P&L results while identifying opportunities to improve profitability. Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, reliability, and cost management. Coach, develop, and support site leadership teams to build a culture of accountability, engagement, collaboration, and high performance. Ensure compliance with all company policies, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and safety expectations while supporting sustainable business practices.

What Are We Looking For

Demonstrated ability to successfully lead multiple operations while delivering strong safety, operational, and financial performance. Strong business acumen with proven capability to manage budgets, analyze performance metrics, and drive profitable results. Knowledge of manufacturing, aggregates, construction materials, mining, or heavy industrial operations with a focus on continuous improvement. Effective leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and develop teams at all levels. Ability to prioritize competing demands, solve complex business challenges, and make sound decisions in a dynamic environment.

Work Environment

Frequent travel to operational sites within the assigned area. Combination of office, plant, quarry, and field environments. Regular interaction with employees, customers, contractors, vendors, and business leaders. Exposure to varying weather conditions, industrial equipment, and production environments while maintaining a strong commitment to safety.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary ($125,190 - $166,917) 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 Saving 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.

Shaping the future, building successes

Heidelberg Materials - your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry.

As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story.

Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions - setting new standards for the industry.

In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people.

With us, you're not just shaping the industry's future; you're shaping your own. Let's get to work!

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.