Job Description

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Operations Manager is responsible for all operations, quality, and production control including management of supervisors, crews, scheduling, profitability, and budgets of projects. This position will be dynamic and its requirements may change as per the General Manager’s instructions.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cultivates a positive safety culture in the district. Develops and nurtures empowerment in all phases of the operation.
• Oversees the process controls to achieve maximum efficiency and reduce the operating costs
• Ensures execution of operational policies and procedures, to include: skill development, hiring and terminating, scheduling, measuring performance, and promotions.
• Ensures company safety and environmental rules and regulations are met through periodic inspections of plant machinery, equipment, personal activities and working conditions. 
• Communicates openly and continually with maintenance management to ensure equipment readiness meets production projections. 
• Create rapport with employees and customers showing honesty, integrity, and conveying a positive image of the company he represents. 
• Interacts closely with key departments such as: sales, customer service, maintenance, safety, human resources and quality control. 
• Prepare the yearly operating budget in coordination with the various departments. Strives to achieve production/cost budget and goals.  
• Provide resources and aid to ensure maintenance and operations successfully meet project demands. 
• Provide input to maintenance on equipment condition, operator neglect and required repairs. 
• Holding and spearheading weekly supervisory meetings to convey status of work, costs, schedules, profitability and budgets of the department and specific jobs.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Business and administration or Engineering and engineering trades

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

Leadership skills: Ability to motivate employees to achieve common goals, including functional support within the district. Strong commitment to safety & environment, quality, customer service, and plant cleanliness.

Financial planning skills: Strong organizational and budgeting skills. The Operations Manager is responsible for looking at the future of the business and making key maintenance and investment recommendations.

Interpersonal skills: Ability to resolve employee performance issues and conflicts. Must be able to manage an empowered workforce, lead by example and be an effective coach.

Communication skills:  Ability to communicate performance expectations and work assignments to employees and to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

REQUIRED: 

• BSc/BA in Business / Engineering or relevant field
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing and delivery in the building materials industry
• 5 – 7 years supervisory / management experience
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret the financial report

DESIRED: 

• Broader industry knowledge with one or more competitors
• Understanding of plant and equipment used in the ready mix concrete business

Company Description

We are the leading company in the construction industry. We strive to understand our customers’ needs and develop new value-generating products, processes and services to exceed their expectations time and again. In the United States, GCC serves customers in the cement and concrete markets. We have four cement plants located in Tijeras, New Mexico; Rapid City, South Dakota; Pueblo, Colorado, Trident, Montana, and Odessa, Texas. We also have 22 Cement Distribution Centers located in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Montana and Nebraska. GCC is one of the leading pre-mixed concrete producers in the USA, mainly in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.