Portable Plant Manager

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Portable Plant Manager

Willmar MN

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Duininck Concrete is a family-owned business headquartered in Willmar, MN. We perform commercial, residential, agricultural, and public projects. Offering a one stop shop to customers for quality aggregates, ready mix, and construction supply products across central and southwest MN as well as select portable markets. Part of the Duininck Family of Companies with an over 90-year reputation in several industries.

We’re seeking a hands-on Plant Manager to lead the operation and maintenance staff along with daily management of the portable plant operations. This person will help maximize daily production through the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labor, safety, environmental and company policies and regulations. This person plays an integral part in the plant operations, special projects and has responsibility for developing and maintaining a motivated staff and for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets.

Responsible For

• Develop and manage the strategies, plans and budgets as agreed with the Operations Manager to achieve the organizational and financial objectives of the company. This includes working closely with the Area Manager in drafting the strategy and budget.
• Achieve the overall organizational and financial objectives by assuming responsibilities for controlling budgets, target sand objectives (KPIs), providing regular reports on progress to the Operations Manager and highlighting variances.
• Coordinate and give the necessary direction, control, and management to achieve operating objectives, budgets, and targets that align with the business plan and strategy.
• Ensure targets and objectives within each area of the business are met, it is important to ensure good people management practices in line with the company values and policies.
• Ensure that the key roles are staffed with qualified people and roles are clearly defined and understood.
• Effectively prioritize managing scheduling deadlines and workflow.
• Retain, motivate and develop employees to achieve established employee performance and business objectives.
• Provide a customer-focused approach throughout the company, building and maintaining the contacts necessary for the future development of the business, proactively promoting the company.
• Effectively manage labor requirements/staffing, production planning, inventory management, instrumentation calibration and plant modifications.
• Lead people and lead by example to build relationships, develop respect and loyalty with employees and managers.
• Manage plant set up and tear down
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards.
  
  

Skills We Look For

• Ability to apply critical thinking to analyze and identify problems by finding the root cause and creating solutions that align with business objectives.
• Understand management principles, including finance, health and safety, quality, and human resources. Capacity to manage change.
• Customer-focused approach across internal and externals stakeholders
  
  

Requirements We Look For

• Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years management experience, preferably in construction management or manufacturing environment
• Class A CDL preferred
• Extended overnight travel required
• MN DOT Certification
• Mechanical aptitude to ensure equipment is maintained, supported and available for use.
• Strong Computer skills
• Ability to use math skills for calculating discounts, percentages, etc along with basic algebra and geometry concepts.
• Ability to read and understand documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Stand, walk, bend, kneel, lift, stoop, crouch, crawl, stretch, sit, reach, and grasp.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Extended work hours.
• Work indoors and occasionally in outdoor weather conditions.
  
  

This year round position comes with a strong benefits package including:

• Competitive pay range of $80,000 - $105,000 per year, based on experience and background
• Paid Time Off
• Strong Health Plans to choose from
• Dental & Vision plans, Company Paid Life insurance & Short Term Disability
• 401K with company match, and more!
  
  

Not sure if you meet the requirements? We encourage you to apply and learn more!

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