Asphalt Plant Manager at Heritage Construction + Materials in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

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The Asphalt Plant Manager plans, directs, and coordinates the work activities and resources necessary for area asphalt plants to manufacture hot mix asphalt and aggregate products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.



Essential Functions

• Manage Asphalt Plant Production


• Ensures plants run according to design, budget, and schedule


• Approves and authorizes plant related transactions including personnel changes, PO's and change requests


• Develops and monitors plant metrics and KPI's


• Assists in developing plant budgets


• Develops employees


• Coaches and mentors asphalt plant employees


• Supports direct reports' developmental activities


• Ensures direct reports meet personal and professional developmental goals


• Motivates employees and work groups to achieve productivity, performance, safety and quality goals


• Communicates effectively


• Advises Project Manager or Senior Managers of problems, potential problems, or schedule difficulties


• Collaborates with Project Accounting, Estimating, Scheduling, Operations, and Equipment departments


• Facilitates collaboration among plant personnel


• Effectively communicates and coordinates with FOB customers to help maintain strong customer relationships


• Promotes and maintains safe work environment


• Exhibits safe work behaviors; evaluates work area for hazards; eliminates or controls hazards


• Wears all prescribed PPE


• Participates in daily safety huddles and safety training; follows safe work plans


• Reads and understands hazard signs, training materials, work plans, instruction manuals

Education Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management/related field or equivalent experience

Experience Qualifications

• 5+ years working in asphalt production


• Prior experience in heavy/highway construction preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Accountability


• Communication


• Decision Making/Decision Quality


• Ethics/Integrity


• Instills Trust

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Some exposure to a variety of extreme conditions at asphalt plants, including heights, moving vehicles, moving equipment, live wires, exposed wires


• Outdoor conditions that include inclement weather, precipitation, heat, humidity, dust, concrete, asphalt, dirt


• Indoor office conditions that include regular exposure to office equipment, such as computers, copiers, mail machines, telephones


• Lifts, pushes, pulls, pours or carries heavy objects


• Walks and stands for long periods of time


• Climbs in, out and under equipment; lays or stands under equipment


• Possess excellent stamina to work between 8-12 hours per day

About Milestone Contractors



Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated heavy construction company specializing in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Over its 30-year history, Milestone has built a reputation for prioritizing safety, quality, people and innovation. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group's family of companies. Learn more at https://www.milestonelp.com/


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.


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