CRH Americas Building Products is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard hardscape, Echelon Masonry, RDI railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete packaged concrete, Amerimix mortar, Pebble Technology International pool finishes, and Techniseal sands and sealant technologies.
This position will be a key resource in developing and completing manufacturing process improvement projects, including lean manufacturing implementation and capital improvement projects at locations in the Mountain West Region. These improvement projects will increase profitability, throughput, and quality; This position will work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Environmental Health and Safety. This is a heavy travel role consisting of 75%-90% travel between Arizona, Utah, and Idaho.
Develop, evaluate and improve production methods utilizing lean tools, knowledge of product design, materials and parts, tooling and production equipment capabilities, process methods, and quality control standards Help identify opportunities for significant improvement at Regional locations by working with operations and/or sales teams to understand opportunities to apply lean process improvement initiatives and/or capital investment to improve profitability and competitive advantage Provide oversight and guidance, planning, training and mentoring to plant-level teams executing lean process improvement activities Provide training on kaizen, 5S and lean tools and techniques Translate operational needs into project requirements and specifications Force rank improvement opportunities – develop and implement project analysis techniques and processes to select opportunities that optimize the following desired attributes: Profit impact, Time to complete, Complexity, Risk, Cost to Implement Evaluate and prioritize capital project proposals in partnership with operations teams. Develop capital project business cases, including scope, justification, and financial analysis. Perform ROI analysis for capital and continuous improvement initiatives. Manage and approve project-related commitments and expenditures, monitoring costs to ensure budget compliance and effective financial stewardship throughout the project lifecycle. Ensure that the policies, practices, and equipment running in plants comply the Operational Excellence framework and best practices
Establish close working relationships with manufacturing personnel to ensure safety, quality, and productivity requirements are met by providing technical training and technical assistance Facilitate communication forums for plant-based subject matter experts and provide technical assistance to plant management and engineering staff who will manage non-major projects Ensure that the policies, practices, and equipment running in plants comply the Operational Excellence framework and best practices Identify and manage innovation opportunities for operations Lead preparation of assigned capital project white papers and scopes in cooperation with local and business leadership teams Administer standards for next-level plant design that support long-term commercial strategies Lead hyper care of large capital projects to ensure a seamless transition into plant operations Identify and support sustainability opportunities inside operations Work with Engineering, Operations, Safety, Quality on new equipment LOTO procedures and practices Develop and execute standard processes to evaluate, procure, assess, and install new plant equipment In depth knowledge and practical experience applying lean manufacturing methodologies to support continuous production operations
Quality control/maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting
Competency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, and experience with ERP/MRP systems and project management tools
Ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
Working knowledge and experience with project management software programs
Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
Group retirement savings program We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. CRH Americas Building Products (ABP), a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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