Barrett Paving Materials - Mid-Ohio I Aggregate Superintendent I Ludlow Falls, OH

Barrett Paving Materials Inc. is a leader in heavy civil construction, specializing in aggregate production, asphalt plants, paving services, and road construction. With our people-first culture, we uphold the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct. As part of the Colas Group, the global leader in transportation infrastructure, we are committed to excellence. Learn more at www.barrettpaving.com.

Barrett Paving, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit www.colas.com.

Job Summary

The Aggregate Plant Superintendent provides leadership for all plant operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective aggregate production. This position is responsible for employee supervision, production planning, maintenance oversight, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives that support operational and business goals.

Main Responsibilities

• Develops production plans with the Operations Manager and Sales Department, considering customer requirements with respect to quantity, type of product and shipping schedule, reviewing budgeted costs, workforce requirements to meet production plans. Assumes responsibility for meeting requirements of the approved production plan at the minimum cost and consistent with good operating practice.
• Analyzes results of plant operations to pinpoint the variances from plans. Inform Plants Manager of action taken to correct conditions causing variances with results.
• Ensures all plants are operating in a safe and efficient manner.
• Supervises the maintenance of all plants and equipment.
• Keeps operating expenses within budget allowance while conducting a continuous cost reduction program and being alert for other improvements in plant operation.
• Analyzes hazards, corrects, trains personnel in safe procedures. Formulates and implements safety procedures.
• Requests personnel to staff the plant for the forecast level of operations. Assigns tasks, train and check progress of personnel, frequently keeping them advised of their progress.
• Maintains effective employee morale. Handles grievances at the plant level, reporting cases which remain unsolved and continue bothersome to the HR & Plants Manager.
• Maintains properties in good condition and appearance. Carries out approved plans for plant rehabilitation and beautification.
• Orders vital parts and services to maintain equipment in proper running order.
• Prioritizes the need for repairs on equipment based on pre-shift inspection reports.
• Submits recommendations each year to the Plants Manager covering capital improvements, additions and replacements of plant and equipment.
• Directs the use of standard accounting procedures in JDE and other forms to ensure the routine reporting of data relating to production, sales, inventories, costs, etc. as required.
• Deals with customers and employees in a courteous, friendly, and honest manner. Makes every effort to follow this and to influence the employees working under his direction to do likewise.
• Ensures that the plant, equipment, and site are kept in compliance with all EPA and environmental regulations.
• Follows all federal and state laws governing business and the company's core values in all decision regarding business and personnel.

Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent - Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2-5 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, aggregates/asphalt preferred
• 2 years of supervision experience
• Good Communication Skills
• Good Mechanical Aptitude
• Good digital literacy. Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, and Excel)
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work with confidential information
• Exudes company's core values
• Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 pounds from the ground to the waist
• Ability to sit or stand for hours at a time
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
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Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com.