Cement Area Manager – Process & Quality

Ste. Genevieve Cement Plant

2942 US Hwy 61, Bloomsdale, MO 63627

PURPOSE

A key senior member of plant staff/leadership team whose responsibilities include helping determine improvement opportunities and setting achievable goals for the site while simultaneously leading efforts toward these goals and improvements on a department level.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the Process and the Quality Department at the most efficient cement plant in North America.
• Leads a team of 29 highly motivated employees, 22 Salary and 7 Hourly.
• Leads implementation of high level control systems, manages the central control room.
• Optimizes and ensures continuous improvement of the largest single kiln line in the world as well as 2 Raw Mills, 4 Finish Mills, 2 Coal Mills.
• Understands strategies, priorities, and optimization techniques that assist the plant in attainment of plant and company objectives. Evaluates operations, processes, and trends through the use of audits and systematic approaches (Six Sigma, RCFA, SPC, etc).
• Provides technical support on implementation of new equipment and/or new procedures including training of plant personnel as required. Serves as coach / mentor to control room operators (Ops Leaders)
• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas
• Visible leader and unwavering support for Holcim's safety, health, and environmental policies
• A key senior member of plant staff/leadership team whose responsibilities include helping determine improvement opportunities and setting achievable goals for the site while simultaneously leading efforts towards these goals and improvements on a department area level
• Provides leadership for all phases cement plant, including organization design, hiring, training, system development, and optimization of the plant
• Accountable for management and overall results within process area based on defined KPI´s. This includes development of area budgets, capital requirements, major maintenance projects and implementation plans
• Create, plan, organize and execute short and long range objectives to ensure continued departmental efficiency and effectiveness
• Responsible for day-to-day execution and accountability of the department area's function
• Benchmarks and challenges the department to achieve continuous improvement in all areas
• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction for the department area(s) in a manner consistent with Our Values, and ensure alignment with plant and company goals
• Use Holcim systems, such as MAC, SAP, PMA, CBM, , to optimize overall equipment effectiveness at the lowest sustainable cost of maintenance.
• Support, demonstrate and facilitate the concepts of development and involvement of employees, continuous learning and continuous improvement in a values based high performance organization
• Accountable for providing leadership, development and coaching on individual performance to direct reports to achieve business
• Effective leadership, delegation, coaching and interpersonal skills; trustworthy and trusting of others
• Demonstrated track record of managing the business and delivering results
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Excellent coaching skills with a proven track record of driving improvements in others and creating high performance teams
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and sound decision making based on available information
• Flexible and able to adjust to changing priorities
• Able to facilitate the collaboration of people in process area teams
• Initiative and self-starting abilities; willing to take action to resolve problems
• Customer focused, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated technical proficiency for area of responsibility
• Demonstrated planning, organizational and project-management skills
• Champion of change. Recognized change agent with the ability to motivate others towards a vision of the future.
• Other duties as assigned

• Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and communication (verbal and written) skills are required.
• Excellent management and organizational skills are necessary to effectively perform in this position.
• Strong skills in creating, planning, organizing and executing long range objectives to ensure continued department area efficiency and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning with the ability to create and implement maintenance and process systems.
• Demonstrated positive employee relations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviours.
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Holcim approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Generous Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Dress for your day policy
• Holistic health & well-being programs for physical, mental/emotional and financial health with access to resources and benefits to help focus on staying well through education and prevention
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent Care
• Vision and other voluntary benefits and discounts
• Retirement Savings – Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Paid Parental Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program