Area Manager - Columbus, NE

Area Manager - Columbus, NE

Founded 150 years ago by a Civil War veteran and pioneer, Gerhold Concrete Company, Inc., A CRH Company, is a major regional supplier of concrete and building materials with 15 locations across Nebraska and Iowa, serving areas in central and northeastern Nebraska, and western Iowa.

The Area Manager is responsible for personnel and daily operations of multiple aggregate pits and / or ready-mix concrete production plants, including but not limited to safety, hiring, training, coaching, and discipline of employees, production efficiencies, quality control, inventory, and adhering to environmental and local rules and regulations. Also, this position will cover two different locations, one in Columbus and Grand Island.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Promotes safe operating practices through employee engagement to identify, report, and correct safety concerns.
• Coordinates with other facilities to establish production schedules and efficient use of personnel to meet customer demands and optimize production capabilities.
• Utilizes KPIs to evaluate performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Communicates with Operations Manager and department staff on issues affecting personnel, safety, maintenance, production efficiency, product quality, current and upcoming projects, and competition.
• Works with Operations Manager, HR, Plant Managers, and / or Safety Department to interview, hire, train, coach, engage, evaluate, and, when necessary, discipline employees.
• Ensures operations are in full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including OSHA, MSHA, etc.
• Reviews daily inventory levels with production facilities and Customer Service Center.
• Responsible for ensuring plants maintain State and DOT certifications, environmental inspection and reporting, fuel reports, pre / post trip reports, as well as any other documentation required by Federal, State, and Local regulations.
• Responds to employee and customer-related issues and project delivery challenges.
• Maintains a working knowledge of batch, dispatch, truck tracking, truck-mounted camera systems, plant, and mobile production equipment, as well as preventative and proactive maintenance schedules.
• Ensures cash payments from customers are accounted for and deposited. Reports any misappropriation of cash or inventory to the Operations Manager and the Accounting department.
• Participates in weekly plant safety meetings and weekly management team meetings.
• Works with and leads hourly employees to successfully build and maintain a positive work environment.
• Attends association meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Any requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience

Work Requirements

Knowledge / Skill Requirements

Key Competencies

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

While performing field duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing non-field duties of this position, the environment is typical of an office setting and the noise level is usually quiet to moderate.

What CRH Offers You

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!

Gerhold Concrete Company, a CRH