Manufacturing Area Manager

Job Description:

About Walbec Group

Walbec produces high-quality construction materials and delivers unparalleled professional design, engineering and construction services at its six companies, including Payne and Dolan, Northeast Asphalt, Zenith Tech, Parisi, Premier Concrete, and Construction Resources Management. Whether building bridges, stabilizing shorelines, rehabilitating structures, or providing site engineering and construction solutions for solar, Walbec is your bridge to expertise in construction and engineering.

With safety and ethics at the core of everything we do, our experienced professionals are hard at work on commercial and industrial sites throughout the Midwest.

The Position:

The Payne and Dolan South Manufacturing Area Manager is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing assigned manufacturing operations within the Walbec Group. This position reports to the Manufacturing Director and provides day-to-day leadership for asphalt plants, aggregate, and related manufacturing operations within the assigned area.

This leadership position works closely with the Manufacturing Director and partners with other manufacturing area managers, construction teams, technical services, safety, finance, human resources, and other support departments to ensure safe, efficient, compliant, and profitable manufacturing operations.

Core Responsibilities:

• Keep safety as a core value and an integral component of the culture throughout the assigned manufacturing area.
• Lead assigned manufacturing operations, which include aggregate sites, crushing and washing operations, asphalt plant operations.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and accountability for manufacturing managers, supervisors, project coordinators, foremen, and team members responsible for daily operations.
• Monitor safety, production, quality, cost, staffing, equipment utilization, inventory, and operational performance to meet business objectives.
• Assist the Manufacturing Director with sales projections, production planning, budgets, capital needs, and financial forecasts for the assigned area.
• Ensure local, regional, state, and federal safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are understood, followed, and documented.
• Ensure product specifications, quality standards, and ethical business practices are consistently followed throughout the assigned area.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with key suppliers, producers, equipment dealers, subcontractors, customers, and industry partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, productivity, efficiency, cost control, employee development, and customer service.
• Build and maintain successful internal relationships with Manufacturing, Construction, Technical Services, Safety, HR, Purchasing, IT, Legal, Finance, and Shops

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication, conflict management, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Extensive Knowledge of asphalt mix designs, asphalt production, aggregate production, crushing/washing operations, and quality control practices
• Strong understanding of manufacturing production planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Proven ability to lead managers, supervisors, and field teams across multiple locations.
• Working knowledge of safety, environmental, DOT, MSHA/OSHA, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to balance safety, quality, production, customer needs, and profitability

Requirements:

• 7 + years of leadership experience in asphalt plant management, aggregate site management, and personnel management or equivalent
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field

The Benefits:

• Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards
• Employer Paid Medical Plan with HRA contribution (eligibility requirements)
• Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Profit sharing
• Robust Walbec training and professional development program
• Ongoing career growth opportunities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer, and it is our practice to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. In addition, it is the policy of the Company to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in each locality in which the Company has employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply!