Assistant Cement Plant Manager

Line of Business: Cement & White
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

• Assist in leading daily cement plant operation to ensure safe, efficient, and realize clinker and cement production.
• Coordinate production activities across the kiln, raw mill, finish mill, and related process areas to achieve throughput, quality, and cost objectives.
• Promote a strong safety culture through coaching, inspections, and compliance initiatives.
• Partner with maintenance and operations teams to optimize equipment performance and minimize downtime.
• Analyze production metrics and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance plant performance.

What Are We Looking For

• Experience in a cement manufacturing environment is strongly preferred, with a solid understanding of cement production processes and plant operations,
• Demonstrated capability to lead teams, drive accountability, and develop employee performance.
• Strong understanding of heavy industrial manufacturing operations, including process-driven production environments.
• Working knowledge of key cement plant systems such as kilns, mills, crushers, material handling equipment, and dust collection systems.
• Ability to interpret operational and production data and make informed decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including production, maintenance, quality, and environmental functions.

Work Environment

This position is based within a large cement manufacturing facility and involves working in both office and plant environments. The role requires regular interaction with production equipment, maintenance activities, and operating personnel. Candidates should be comfortable working in an industrial setting and following all safety policies and procedures.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary $153,010-$204,003. 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.