Stonecast is a growing company and is looking for an experienced Batch Plant Operator.  The Batch Plant Operator is responsible for, but not limited to, managing and facilitating all mixing and pouring operations, including meeting all production deadlines, ensuring accuracy, quality, and specifications of mix designs, and continuous and ongoing maintenance of the equipment.  This position also directs and instructs the Cleaner/Bucket Driver throughout the day and works to fully train the Mixer Backup on an ongoing basis to ensure a smooth transition and establish processes and procedures are consistent throughout the mixing team.

Job Responsibilities:

MIXER/SKIP HOIST MAINTENANCE:

• Inspect all mixer parts and facilitate daily maintenance per Voeller schedule maintenance program.
• Preform all Preventative Maintenance checklist as required by Management: (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, semi-annually, Annually.) These must be turned in to the Pant Manager on the day they are completed.
• Clean Mixer between color changes. (thoroughly clean inside and out between colors).
• Thoroughly clean Skip Hoist, Aggtherm hopper, mixer, skip hoist, shuttle conveyor, conveyor belts, and loader at the end of each pouring cycle as required. All the above items must be cleaned at the end of each shift before going home.

CONVEYORS:

• Inspect all rollers and the belt daily for dragging rollers and tears in the belt.
• Check the belt alignment daily.
• Clean under and around conveyors daily.
• Maintain as required per Pre maintenance program.

MANAGEMENT OF POURING PROCEDURE AND BATCHING SCHEDULE:

• Manage the pour schedule to ensure all areas are getting their cement to keep their pouring on time.
• Learn and thoroughly understand the communication features between the DCS color system and KF batch programmable controllers for all custom colors.
• Learn and understand the reporting capabilities of the DCS color machine recorded in the batching system for quality control reporting.

ADMIXTURES/COLOR/CEMENT:

• Order cement (white and grey) on an as needed basis from select vendors through Purchasing.
• Order efficiently so over/under filling does not take place.
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• Responsible to inventory admixtures, cement, and color on a daily basis.
• Responsible for ordering from DCS standard 5-6 color totes as necessary to keep up with production.
• Maintain all DCO color equipment per DCS maintenance schedule.
• Learn computer programs for color machine.
• Monitor quality of BASF admixtures and order as necessary.
• Inspect and maintain lines from admix drums to mixer on a daily basis.
• Flush out color system between batches if a color change takes place and at the end of each day.

CLEANUP:

• Clean and power wash the catwalks and mezzanine daily.
• Ensure all areas are clean and organized at all times.

SAFETY:

• Follow all safety procedures and policies to ensure a safe work environment.
• Never put anything, including your hands or any instrument, in the mixer.
• Use the Lock-Out / Tag-Out procedure at all times when necessary to inspect or clean equipment.
• When shutting off control panel, put a tag on the switch to let everyone know the equipment is locked out.

Qualified candidates contact:  Jackie Strelow, HR Director, jstrelow@marriottconstruction.com

The Vice President / General Manager is responsible for the profitable growth of the business.  The purpose of this position is to lead and direct all departmental functions of the business in order to grow in the marketplace, produce quality products and services, and achieve bottom-line financial targets. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• PLANNING:  Creates annual budget, sales growth, and operating plans for the business, working with the Owner and CFO.  Sales plan includes customer sales targets and new customer accounts.  Operational plans include productivity and cost reduction targets. These plans become the roadmap for the business throughout the year.
•  SALES & MARKETING GROWTH:   Drives for increased sales through customer visits and introduction of Stonecast in the marketplace.  Oversees estimating process on key projects to ensure the projects are value engineered, scope is clear, engineering is accurate and bid proposals are delivered on time and with accuracy to the correct customers.  Works with sales staff to sell Stonecast and negotiate with customers to be awarded key jobs.
• FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY:  Understands all the financial levers of the business and acts on them accordingly to drive profitability.  Key levers include increasing margins through sales growth, purchasing of supplies and services, operational costs and savings potential, productivity of the operations, cost of quality and many others.  Leads the business to effectively manage these profit levers resulting in achieving or exceeding financial targets.
• OPERATIONS:  Holds Quality Control, Plant, and Yard Managers accountable for sound operational practices and policies with a focus on safety, productivity, cost and housekeeping.  Oversees the production schedule to maintain an efficient business flow across the operations.  Ensures the production operations have the right tools and techniques to be an effective and efficient, low cost operation.
• QUALITY ASSURANCE:   Leads the overall quality direction for the business.  Ensures the quality standard is set at the highest level and conforms with PCI standards.  Sets overall direction for Plant, Quality Control, and Yard Managers to perform to the standards and maintain the industry-leading product quality.
• DESIGN / ENGINEERING:  Assists engineering and project managers in setting standards in design and engineering practices.  Has oversight of all facets of key projects, scope, design and operational challenges, cost, customer awards and schedule.  Understands AutoCAD design software and BIM opportunities for growth. 
•  ESTIMATING / PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Has oversight of estimating process to ensure all is accurate, timely, and designed to maximize productivity for business operations and profitability.  Attends PM meetings to All project management is organized, effective and designed to provide
• HUMAN RESOURCES:  Responsible for hiring, performance evaluation, and training of management personnel.  Maintains a positive, fast-paced culture with focus on effective communication, quality, sense of urgency, creative problem solving and results.  Works with HR Director to set policies and procedures and ensures all are enforced.
• SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT:  Keeps safety at the forefront of the business, models the safe way and ensures all policies and safety and/or environmental procedures are in place and enforced.  Ensures any outside agency reporting is completed in an accurate and timely fashion.
• COMPETENCIES:  Strategic perspective, leadership, acumen, communicating with impact, integrity, personal/professional development. 

Qualified candidates contact:  Jackie Strelow, HR Director, jstrelow@marriottconstruction.com

If you are all about the quality. We have a spot for you.

The quality control team is at the heart of our flagship Midland, Virginia precast concrete manufacturing facility. Smith-Midland practices Lean Manufacturing, so every day the QC team interacts with our engineering, manufacturing, and transportation teams to perfect our processes and enhance the quality of our end-product. Each associate and team work continually to eliminate waste and improve procedures. We need someone with your expertise and innovative thinking to continue that ongoing drive to excellence.

Your responsibilities will be to engage your team and provide QC oversight for the facility including direct involvement on the production floor, adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and customer specifications, development and improvement of quality control processes, and management of documentation. Ongoing training and certification for yourself and your team will be a priority.

In addition to internal responsibilities, you will work to improve the value we provide to general contractors, architects, engineers, and governmental sectors. You will also have opportunity to represent us in our interactions within the precast industry associations and our strategic business partnerships.

If you are ready to step up and take control, apply today.

Qualifications and Skills

• Precast concrete industry experience (preferably with an NPCA or PCI Certified plant)

• Inspection and/or testing certification from ACI, NPCA, or PCI
• Lean Manufacturing experience. Want to know more? We’ll teach you!

We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits that include 401k plan, health and dental insurance, paid vacation, profit sharing, and educational reimbursement. 

Qualified applicants may apply by visiting our website:  https://smithmidland.com/careers

Smith-Midland Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are hiring the next Executive Director for PCI of Illinois & Wisconsin, a regional PCI Chapter.  Reporting to the Board of Directors, the successful candidate possesses the marketing savvy to promote our membership and grow the precast market with a strong appreciation and understanding of our industry and its technical aspects.

The job…
The focus of the role and our mission is increasing the use of precast, prestressed concrete products in the Illinois and Wisconsin commercial and infrastructure construction markets through cooperative marketing of our members’ design, manufacturing, and construction expertise.  This unique role requires someone able to balance executive leadership while engaging at the tactical level.  You have full responsibility for managing the Chapter and all its programs, and engaging with our membership, potential customers, and future talent pipeline. Additional key attributes for our next Executive Directors include entrepreneurial drive, externally and internally focused, and high emotional intelligence.  

What you bring…
• Bachelor’s Degree in a business-focused or engineering program
• Five (5) plus years’ experience in the construction industry, preferably in an externally focused role
• Precast/prestressed industry experience preferred
• Previous experience managing programs with fiscal accountability
• Marketing experience including the use of social media platforms and website maintenance
• Strong technology skills including demonstrated use of Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint
• Self-motivated and competitive with strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience presenting to groups, including the development of materials
• Ability to prepare, provide, and convey diversified, sometimes technical information 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional and positive demeanor
• Maintains the standards of ethical business practices in all activities
• Ability to create new educational programs for membership and other key stakeholders
• Ability to travel 30-40% within the Illinois and Wisconsin region, and at least two trips within North America to PCI meetings outside of the region

Send resumes to: Kim Keener at kim.keener@mranet.org

Insight Global is searching for a Drafting Supervisor to sit in Oklahoma City for a large company that produces structural and architectural precast concrete products for stadiums, manufacturing facilities, parking decks, food processing facilities and office buildings.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing an 8-person team
• Ability to push forward with 3D modeling and Revit modeling.
• Ability to interact with the General Contractor, Architect and Engineer of Record (Extremely important)
• Interacting with the Project Drafter consistently
• Following up on erection and production drawings, contract documents, schedules, and review meetings

Required:

• 5+ years’ experience overseeing a team
• Precast concrete experience
• Revit experience
• AutoCAD experience
• 3+ years of drafting experience specific to concrete and precast
• ERP experience (any system is okay) to track project schedules, financials, etc.

Optional Experience:

• Degree
• 10 years in supervisory role

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401K contribution plan
• Annual bonus

This is a full-time position with working hours of Monday – Friday: 8 am to 4 pm

Qualified candidates send resumes to david.garrison@insightglobal.com

Responsibilities:

• Produce complete and comprehensive shop drawings, including but not limited to; plans, elevations, and sections in order to provide a full submittal package to the general contractor and design team.
• Prepare and check individual shop tickets based upon shop drawing submittal.
• Ability to interpret and identify conflicts in construction documents and prepare RFIs as needed.
• Coordinate with engineering department and incorporate designs into project.

Experience:

• 10 years’ experience in detailing precast concrete
• Proficient at cad and a strict adherence and understanding of traditional drafting standards
• BIM experience a plus
• Ability to read, understand and identify conflicts in construction documents
• Must have strong work ethic, willing to learn and adapt to new ideas, sharp attention to detail, and high level of organization.

Benefits:

• IRA
• Health Insurance
• Paid Vacation

Redondo Manufacturing is willing to assist in moving expenses for candidate that would be relocating.  Please contact Phillip Schoenfeld at phillip@redondomfg.com and/or at 210-661-8474.

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Newton, KS

Candidate will participate in the engineering of various building structures, incorporating the design of steel, timber, masonry, concrete and prestressed concrete.

Typical Responsibilities of a Successful Candidate Include:

• Working with a team of professionals to engineer structures
• Collaborating with professionals with other firms
• Becoming part of the engineering community through association in professional organizations
• Performing structural calculations, modeling and analysis
• Assist Drafting I Prepare Shop Drawings
• Reviewing shop drawings and erection procedures
• Performing project and construction administration duties
• Field Inspections/ As Built Connection issues
• Maintaining project records

Required Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to become a team member to complete assignments
• Knowledge of building design codes including ASCE, IBC, AISC, AISI, and ACI
• Experience with one or more FEM structural analysis and design programs such as STAAD
• AutoCAD and REVIT knowledge
• Good organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team and exercise independent initiative
• Self-motivated to work to complete projects in a timely manner

Required education: Bachelor's

Required experience: Structural Engineering: 0 to 4 years EOE M/F/DN

Qualifications and Skills

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering (with focus in Structures); Master's Degree with an emphasis in Structural Engineering is desirable
• 2+ years of experience in building related structural design including concrete, masonry, structural steel, and light gage steel design
• FE/EIT certification is preferred with a desire to obtain license as a Professional Engineer

Benefits

• Full time salaried position
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, life insurance offered
• Paid time off for vacation and paid holidays

Qualified candidates send resumes to: Rowena Schroeder – rschroeder@preconc.com  

Architectural Precast Innovations, Inc. (API), in Middleburg, PA is looking for a Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes. The Plant Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. They develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity.

JOB TYPE: Full Time (exempt)

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Commit to plant safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Address employees’ issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements
• Influence and learn from below
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts

Skills

• Proven work experience as a plant manager
• Proven managerial experience
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Computer literacy
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

Physical Requirements

• A large amount of time is spent on your feet, so one must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• There are times you will required to attend meetings and complete desk work, so one must be able to sit for extended period of time
• Squatting, crawling and kneeling may be necessitous at times
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds intermittently
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to insure individuals with disabilities are able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment

• Course of one’s day will take place both indoors and outdoors, amount of time spent in each will depend on the needs of the day.
• The work area inside the office is temperature controlled and can be controlled to one’s own desire
• Work areas outside of the office are not temperature controlled and are subject to the elements of nature, i.e. hot, humid, cold or damp.
• There may be times that work will be done in direct sunlight, while outdoors.
• Levels of noise, dust, and dirt can be very high, due to the nature of the operations.

The position may require other management related duties that aren’t fully specified as assigned by his / her immediate supervisor.

Interested Individuals should send resumes and cover letters to: Dustin Klinger, Director of Human Resources, dklinger@api-precast.com.