Operations Supervisor

Overview

Titan America, LLC, is a leading environmentally and socially progressive heavy building materials company located in the eastern United States. Titan America is part of the TITAN Group, an independent, multi-regional producer of cement and other related building materials. Our products include cement, aggregate, ready-mixed concrete and fly ash beneficiation. TITAN Group has a record of continuous growth since its establishment in 1902. It has expanded its production and distribution operations into 13 countries, employing more than 5,500 people. Our products protect human life and personal property, improve the quality of life, generate economic prosperity and connect society.

Success begins with hiring the right people to partner with us as we grow and develop our business. People are central to everything we do. It is through their efforts and talents that Titan has been successful for over 100 years.

Titan Virginia Ready Mix has an excellent opportunity for an Operations Supervisor in its Northern Virginia region located in Sterling, VA.  This salaried exempt position reports to the NOVA Operations Manager.  The Operations Supervisor works independently and is responsible for providing direction and leadership for an assigned group of ready mix plant operations in the region, including but not limited to financials, budgeting, operations, safety, quality, and environmental compliance. 

The primary function of this position is to provide direction and leadership to the Operations personnel, while ensuring the performance and safety standards are maintained within the region and includes system and personnel efficiencies, production, process improvements, and reducing plant costs.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, maintain, and manage at assigned plants, all operational performance activities, ensuring compliance with all company policies and regulatory requirements
• Establish and lead a performance based Safety Culture, ensuring Environmental compliance with all regulations and standards, ensure compliance with all safety incident reporting requirements
• Review, analyze, and manage the financial performance of the assigned plants to include, managing hours, overtime, and yards per driver hour; assist in budget preparation
• Promote and measure performance of personnel towards established objectives, ensuring compliance with all Company policies
• Analyzes production performance versus Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet or exceed established key performance indicators
• Meets daily production schedules, documents system performance, identifies and analyzes problem area breakdown trends; conducts root cause analyses and develops sustainable solutions to reoccurring problems
• Manages operating budget while focusing upon optimization and reduction of costs
• Provides project management direction to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
• Ensure all equipment is being operated and maintained properly, to include housekeeping by managing the training and development of personnel
• Responsible for the staffing of operations personnel to include reviewing resumes, interviewing, and hiring of candidates
• Investigate and resolve employee concerns, involving appropriate departments as needed
• Manage the inventory process at assigned plants and ensure all inventory is documented and submitted on time
• Ensure that all preventative maintenance actions are completed, documented, and all plant equipment is in proper working order
• Other duties may be assigned as required

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience:

• Certifications: ACI and VDOT Batch Plant Operator Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5-7 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, along with 3-5 years management experience
• A valid class “B” CDL license preferred

Additional Requirements:

• Building successful relationships, treating and relating to others in a professional, open, and respectful way, even in difficult or challenging circumstances, creating constructive working relationships and an overall positive working environment
• Demonstration of excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, a continuous improvement mentality, ability to understand and satisfy the needs of the customer, a professional attitude, high levels of energy, and the ability to adapt quickly, be flexible and manage change effectively
• Proficiency with budgeting, financial management, and managing a multi-functional work environment
• Strong problem solving, project management, and decision making abilities
• Proficiency with MS Office software and working knowledge of fleet maintenance software, including DataStream, and computerized maintenance management systems
• Good math skills, ability to compile, process, and analyze data
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize responsibilities effectively
• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines, assist in the resolution of technical problems, and manage ambiguous information effectively
• Ability to travel within the region daily; elsewhere as needed, must possess and maintain acceptable driving record
• Ability to work extended hours, holidays, nights and weekends
• Knowledge of sales, quality assurance, maintenance, and dispatch, preferred
• Physical job requirements include working outdoors with exposure to heat and cold, constant standing and walking, climbing, working from heights and lifting up to 50 lbs

Titan America LLC offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, matching 401K, paid vacation and holidays).

Titan America is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Affirmative Action employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.  Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.