Operations Manager

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CRH Oldcastle APG seeks an Operations Manager for our Chandler, AZ concrete manufacturing facility. You’ll lead a site across shifts with accountability for safety, quality, efficiency, preventive maintenance and results. The right candidate has a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years as a plant manager in a similar industry, experience with automated high-speed manufacturing, and solid OSHA knowledge. Success hinges on spending 60% on the floor, building a strong team, ensuring BOM accuracy, and delivering capital projects on time while using KPIs and dashboards to drive improvement and cost control. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight floor leadership, measurable wins, and how you recruit and train talent to our processes and growth culture.

Job ID:  526135

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.    

Job Summary

The Operations Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of a fast-paced manufacturing site, which may include multiple shifts and multiple plants or machines. This person will be responsible for the overall performance of the site, including establishing and maintaining business objectives, ensuring compliance with all local and federal environmental responsibilities, growing, and developing the business, and leading a competent and engaged team.  They are responsible for ensuring all employees strive to meet the standards set forth by the company for Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Preventative maintenance, and bottom-line results.

Job Location

• This position is on site and located at our concrete manufacturing facility in Chandler, AZ.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring excellence through the 5 plant fundamentals of safety, housekeeping, preventive maintenance, productivity, and quality as outlined below.
• Ensures the business meets expected financial goals through the management of controllable expenses.
• Has a continuous improvement mentality to drive a site culture focused on excellence across all functions and personnel roles.
• Leverages best practices across sites, including sharing new best practices and learning from other sites.
• Explores equipment and processes that further expand the capability and efficiency of the manufacturing operation.
• Responsible for ensuring BOMs are correct, and product is manufactured within BOM cost and quality commitments.
• Responsible for yard organization, product rotation, and moving obsolete or excessive inventory.
• Works with EH&S Manager to ensure compliance with all local and federal environmental regulations.
• Spends at least 60% of time on floor, interacting with plant teams and leadership.
• Ensure that internal control guidelines are followed by site.
• Responsible for development, planning, and execution of capital project requests.
• Uses key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress including Daily Production Reports, BI dashboards, Vorne boards, and other OPS reports and tools.
• Ensuring all OPS initiatives are implemented at site.
• Holds self and employees accountable for creating and implementing best practices and doing what is right for the business.
• Responsible for recruiting, developing, and mentoring a strong site staff to ensure focused and efficient day-to-day operations.
• Directs and monitors the work of direct reports in accordance with business plans, site, and individual goals.
• Directs development of training programs to promote employee engagement.
• Leverages standardized skills matrices and customized job interviews by role to ensure consistency in hiring talent that aligns with the required skillset for each role on the site.
• Ensures production of top-quality products that meet delivery expectations.
• Responsible for developing technical knowledge of the processes on site.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or 5+ years as a plant manager in a similar industry or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience managing automated, high-speed manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to review and discuss results of production reports and financial statements.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA and safety procedures.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability 

CRH is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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