General Summary

The Assistant Plant Manager will assist the Plant Manager in the scheduling and planning of the quarry operations and activities to operate the plant and produce tonnage required.  This role supervises, manages and directs the selection, training, development, appraisal, and work assignments of its own employees. This position inspects work in progress and ensures that it is performed to company standards.  The role will work semi-independently while practicing absolute confidentiality. Good judgment and common sense is required in all duties and any other tasks as assigned.  Normal work hours are 7am to 6pm, Monday through Friday, with weekend work as required.  Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) as required.  This job description provides an overview of responsibilities and task to be performed.  It is not intended to be an all-inclusive job description as needs tend to change over time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Safety

1. Complies with all safety policies, procedures and established safe practices and ensures that all direct reports do the same. Reports all unsafe conditions and actions to a supervisor and/or the Manager Safety and Health.
2. Trains, develops, and monitors the safety practices (including PPE) of own employees through regularly scheduled safety meetings, one on one development, reminders, and disciplinary action, if necessary.
3. Follows all requirements listed in the Supervisor Safety Procedure Manual (SSPM) including, but not limited to, safety training, emergency procedures, accident reporting and investigation, and employee observations.
4. Ensures compliance of production staff with all policies and procedures, OSHA, and MSHA guidelines.
5. Maintains a clean and orderly work area and meets other housekeeping needs as required by Sunrock, MSHA 30 CFR 56.20003, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.22.
6. Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
7. Understands that maintaining safety is very critical of all positions within the quarry and is the first consideration before starting work. It is the responsibility of the Assistant Plant Manager to enforce both MSHA and company rules and policies when working alone or with others and to educate subordinates on these rules and policies.
8. Ensures departmental records retention and destruction needs remain compliant according to the Records Management Program.  Leads may be required to assist support employees in completing the tasks outlined in the Records Management Program Manual.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Managerial

1. Provides leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
2. Supervises, manages, and directs the selection, training, development, appraisal, and work assignments of own employees.
3. Prioritizes, organizes, and delegates assignments.
4. Trains and develops the foremen and hourly personnel. This includes recognizing and assessing the employees’ abilities to perform the job duties effectively and recommend, as well as initiate, development programs to achieve the employees’ full personal and production potential. An essential mission of the Assistant Plant Manager is to develop and promote employees from within the company when appropriate.
5. Maintains consistent, fair, and equitable administration of disciplinary actions and communicates with the Plant Manager and Human Resources personnel regarding all disciplinary problems with employees. Consistently utilizes the company’s performance development process as needed to include corrective action plans, reviews, and commendations as needed. Understands and follows the company’s policy on Equal Employment Opportunity.

Production

1. Oversees the production and processing of the specified materials to meet the production requirements.
2. Coordinates with Plant Manager, supervisors, and plant lead personnel on absences, vacations, etc. and properly schedules time off. Reviews and checks hourly employee recorded time for accuracy as well as justify the hours expended against product produced. Possesses the ability to organize and plan work for timely completion and eliminate excessive overtime.
3. Initiates and executes an organized production schedule under the approval of the Plant Manager. Reports deficiencies, problems, schedule changes, etc. to Plant Manager. Maintains on-going communication with the Plant Manager regarding status of production, projects, etc.
4. Ability to understand and personally evaluate the potential capacities of the equipment and make recommendations and adjustments to achieve monthly production goals.
5. Averages 1000+ tons per hour (unless otherwise instructed) for both primary and secondary under normal operating conditions.
6. Produces 150,000 to 250,000 tons of stone monthly as required by management/sales and production schedule.
7. Maintains proper inventories of stone.
8. Supervises sampling of stock piles, crusher discharge, crusher feed and complete testing as scheduled.
9. Assures zero stone inventory contamination due to pile overruns, bad screens, crusher settings, etc.
10. Uses plant clean-up material rather than saleable materials for road repair and other quarry projects.

Financial

1. Assures that all buying/procuring decisions for supplies, materials, and/or equipment are approved at the appropriate management level. All service agreements, contracts, hold harmless agreements, etc. must be approved and signed by a designated officer.
2. Ability to assist in preparation of budget and costing reports to operate the quarry in a cost-effective manner.

Equipment

1. Maintains and repairs and properly trains and supervises subordinates in the maintenance and repair of plant equipment. Supervises completion of repairs per manufacturer’s specifications.
2. Possesses the ability to operate mobile equipment safely and proficiently (loader, dozer, backhoe, off-road trucks, etc.) and properly trains employees to safely achieve optimal production potential of equipment. Ensures pre-shift exams are consistently and accurately completed on all mobile equipment and that equipment is not operated until safety and mechanical problems are corrected.
3. Supervises completion of repairs per manufacturer’s specifications.

Environmental Compliance

1. Maintains and educates subordinates on all quarry operations and equipment in compliance with all environmental regulations and permits and understands the overall significance and ramifications of non-compliance. Regulations include air quality, water quality, land quality, waste disposal, and others that may apply.
2. Responds immediately to any incident with potential environmental impact.
3. Makes recommendations to enhance environmental responsibility.

Administration

1. Must have excellent organizational and recordkeeping skills to accurately prepare the following on a timely basis: MSHA work place inspection log, quarry to crusher report, service and repair log, secondary crushing report, and diary of production reports.
2. Maintains meaningful records (correlates times, dates, utilization of equipment, etc.) of wear items such as screens, liners, belting, etc. Maintains tool inventory, purchase orders, accident reports, and employee absence reporting.
3. Demonstrated ability of proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet graphics, etc.

Customer Service

1. Must be personable and able to assist Plant Manager in communicating effectively with customers, neighbors, and appropriate public officials should concerns arise etc.
2. Maintains a high standard of quality products for customers and works closely with QC to ensure this happens.
3. Maintains a high degree of integrity and conveys a positive public image of self and the company to the community.

Required Skills

1. Ability to read and interpret document, in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization in English.
2. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
3. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
4. Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
5. Handles multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Experiences

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required.  Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Civil Engineering, Geology, preferred.  Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the aggregate industry required.  Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current North Carolina Driver’s License required
• Ability to obtain first aid/CPR certification

The Package: 

Sunrock offers the following benefits:

• Paid bi-weekly-competitive pay
• 3 weeks of PTO (paid time off), plus 8 paid holidays
• Medical insurance: Company provided dental and other voluntary supplemental insurances
• 401K with company matching
• Growth opportunity

We are the PEOPLE, who make the PRODUCTS, that BUILD YOUR WORLD
Sunrock prides itself on being a privately-held, family-owned construction materials supplier and contractor for almost 70 years. We are centrally located in the Raleigh/Durham Metro area and are fortunate to have a wealth of talent to support the growing market. Unlike many of our competitors, Sunrock is vertically integrated. We offer our customers a “one-stop shopping” experience by producing aggregates, recycled aggregates, asphalt, concrete and a full line of grading and paving contracting services. We strive to have superior relationships with our customers, employees, vendors and communities in which we operate.

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Sunrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, citizen status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law.