Area Manager

Mountain Home Materials is a part of APAC-Central, Inc. APAC-Central, Inc. is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!

Pay: $90,000-$100,000

Position Overview

Ensures that sites and projects operate efficiently and successfully. They will be responsible for making key decisions and recommendations as related to safety, profitability, plant operations, plant quality control, internal and external sales, resource management and people development. 

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Responsible for the implementation and maintaining of environmental, health and safety regulations/ policies/ laws.
• Ensure synergies are captured between different geographic locations and groups working under different company banners.
• Manage financial success of the business by reviewing financial status for areas of responsibility on a daily and monthly basis, assessing long-term profitability and monitoring cash flow/collections.
• Responsible for ensuring Risk Assessments, T5s, and Task Training are completed daily.
• Responsible for overseeing all sub-contractor safety, compliance and performance on company projects.
• Oversee activities of crews involved with construction of highways, roads, and other construction projects.  May include multiple projects at one time.
• Involved in the bidding of projects as needed.
• Review and approve all large estimates in your scope.
• Holds frequent progress meetings with reports.
• Develop direct reports and others by participating in the talent management process (i.e. performance management, succession planning).
• Ensure the project “kickoff” and “post-mortem” meetings occur.
• Develop relationships with major customers and vendors to maximize short and long-term goals and strategies.
• Discusses with and directs supervisory personnel (superintendents and foremen) and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work specifications and procedures to keep to schedules.
• Ensure that the Safety and Production Goals are announced each day and then cascaded down.
• Responsible for employment decisions within their reporting structure; such as hiring, training, policy adherence, recommending positions changes, and terminations.
• Effectively manage staff by setting clear performance objectives, providing regular feedback and providing development through training.
• Responsible for driving performance and career development by ensuring quality performance reviews and career discussions occur on a timely basis within your command structure.
• Inspects work in progress to ensure that work conforms to specifications and schedules to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
• Prepares or receives from subordinates, reports of progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
• Ensure weekly job cost review meetings occur, must understand and be able to explain project variances.
• Responsible for all Plant Sites, such as the leases, preparation, and clean up once job is complete.
• Responsible for the planning and procurement of capital to ensure assets are maintained to meet market demands.  Accountable for the proper repair and maintenance of equipment and plants to ensure they are in the best working order at all times.
• Maintain properties in good condition and appearance.  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Able to perform essential job functions with/ without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Education/Experience

• Minimum of a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or related field needed (or equivalent in experience). 
• Valid state driver’s license and satisfactory driving record is required.
• Three to five years of increasing responsibilities with aggregates, asphalt production, ready mix, or similar duties within construction industry.  Highly Preferred.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to effectively multi task in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and facilitate cross functiona