Senior Cement Plant Manager

Lehigh Hanson Inc.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 193,710 - 258,270; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks a top-tier leader to direct a major cement plant operation, spanning quarry to packing, ensuring safety, reliability, and product quality. You will drive capital planning, maintenance, and cost control while building a high-performance team focused on accountability and sustainability.

The role demands deep cement-process knowledge, strong business acumen, and proven success in operational excellence within heavy industry.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in cement manufacturing operations, including leading a cement plant or major production area.
• Deep knowledge of cement production processes, kiln operations, clinker manufacturing, maintenance reliability, and process optimization.
• Experience delivering safety, production, quality, cost control, and environmental compliance in a heavy industrial environment.
• Proven success developing teams, building organizational capability, and leading through change.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Management, or related field; 10+ years of leadership in cement manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of a large-scale cement manufacturing operation with strategic and operational oversight.
• Drive world-class performance in cement production, kiln reliability, and energy efficiency.
• Ensure safe, efficient operation of quarry, raw mill, kiln, cooler, finish mill, and packing operations; foster continuous improvement.
• Develop, coach and mentor salaried and hourly employees to build a high-performance culture.
• Champion safety and environmental stewardship, ensuring MSHA/OSHA/EPA compliance and environmental permits.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Management, or related field

Job description

Lead all aspects of a large-scale cement manufacturing operation, providing strategic and operational leadership across kiln operations, raw materials, clinker production, finish grinding, maintenance, quality, environmental compliance, and financial performance.

Drive operational excellence by achieving world-class performance in cement production, kiln reliability, equipment availability, product quality, cost control, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.

Ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all cement plant processes, including quarry, raw mill, kiln, cooler, finish mill, and packing operations, while maintaining a strong culture of continuous improvement.

Develop, coach and mentor salaried and hourly employees, building a high-performance culture focused on accountability, talent development, operational discipline, and succession planning.

Champion safety and environmental stewardship by ensuring compliance with all MSHA. OSHA, EPA and environmental permit requirements, while fostering a proactive safety culture.

Lead plant financial performance, including budgeting, capital planning, major maintenance outages, reliability initiatives, cost optimization, and long-term operational strategy. Partner with corporate leadership to identify and execute opportunities for operational improvements, capacity increases, process optimization, and asset reliability enhancements.

What Are We Looking For

Extensive leadership experience in cement manufacturing operations is strongly preferred, with proven success leading a cement plant or major production area.

Deep knowledge of cement production processes, kiln operations, clinker manufacturing, maintenance reliability, and process optimization.

Demonstrated ability to deliver results in safety, production, quality, cost control, and environmental compliance within a heavy industrial environment.

Proven success developing teams, building organizational capability, and leading through change. Strong business acumen, including budgeting, capital project management, and operational decision making.

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Management, or a related field preferred; 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in cement manufacturing strongly desired.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary $193,710-$258,270 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

As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of candidate applications and interviews. These tools help streamline the initial assessment, but all decisions about candidate advancement are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. While technology supports early steps, every interview will be handled by experienced recruiters and hiring managers to provide a personal touch.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.