Senior Cement Plant Manager

Heidelberg Materials; Nazareth (Northampton County); On-site; USD 176,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks a Cement Plant Leader in Nazareth, PA to guide safe, reliable, and efficient daily operations and build a high-performing team. Reporting to the Regional VP of Operations, you will drive performance, manage budgets and CAPEX, and champion safety and environmental compliance.

You need a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or proven cement-industry leadership; strong operations, maintenance, and union experience; and the ability to lead from the field,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or proven cement plant leadership.
• Extensive cement industry experience in production, maintenance, or plant operations.
• Ability to drive change and improve performance in challenging environments.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to spend significant time in the field and work outdoors with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, reliable, and efficient daily cement plant operations.
• Build a high-performing team through clear expectations, accountability, coaching, and development.
• Drive operational improvement initiatives and sustainable solutions.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality, and labor standards.
• Manage budgets, resources, production planning, and plant performance.
• Develop long-term stay-in-business (SIB) and improvement CAPEX strategies.
• Foster partnerships with corporate support, sales, logistics, union leadership, and local stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Union experience

Field leadership

Safety focus

Operations management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

This position is responsible for leading and managing cement plant operations and all related services, including production, maintenance, quality, while ensuring compliance with labor, safety, environmental, and corporate policies and regulations. Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Operations, this role is based in Nazareth, PA and will play a critical role in driving operational performance and long‑term plant success.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead safe, reliable, and efficient daily cement plant operations.

Build a high‑performing team through clear expectations, accountability, coaching, and development.

Drive operational improvement initiatives by prioritizing opportunities, solving complex challenges, and executing sustainable solutions.

Ensure full compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality, and labor standards.

Manage budgets, resources, production planning, and plant performance to achieve operational and business objectives.

Develop long‑term stay-in‑business (SIB) and improvement CAPEX strategies to support a sustainable and competitive future.

Foster strong partnerships with corporate support functions, sales, logistics, union leadership, and local stakeholders.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field. Alternatively, a proven track record of leadership within a cement manufacturing environment in production, maintenance, or plant operations.

Extensive cement industry experience with a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, maintenance, reliability, and plant operations.

Demonstrated leadership success in challenging operational environments, with the ability to drive change, improve performance, and build trust across the organization.

Strong ability to prioritize competing demands, make sound operational decisions, and execute effectively in a fast‑paced industrial environment.

Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment and building productive labor‑management relationships.

Proven ability to lead from the front through a visible field presence, engaging employees, identifying issues firsthand, and driving accountability.

Strong commitment to safety, environmental compliance, continuous improvement, and team development.

Project management or major capital project experience is preferred.

This role operates within an outdoor, heavy industrial cement plant environment with exposure to weather, noise, dust, and large mobile equipment. The successful candidate must be comfortable spending significant time in the field and engaging directly with plant personnel. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary ($176,100 - $234,793) 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.

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.