Process Improvement Specialist

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Jacksonville, FL, USA
In-Office
Junior
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Coordinates plant process improvement reviews, production planning, KPI development, cost performance tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives. Partners with plant leadership and support functions to implement best practices, manage projects, ensure compliance, and improve operational performance. Conducts process engineering for industrial projects involving conveyors, pit moves, and control system automation. Mentors operations personnel and requires approximately 25% travel to assigned plants.
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What You’ll Do:

Visit Plants. Prioritize, coordinate, and participate in plant process and improvement reviews. Work with the plant managers and area managers monthly to check goal progress, review plant KPIs and cost performance, develop short-term improvement actions, and follow up on projects.   

Collaborate. Effectively engage with other support functions (Central Services, Procurement, Finance, Mining and Geology, etc.) to ensure an overall coordinated approach on projects, engineering, and/or management of outside resources for projects. 

Travel. This position will require about 25% travel.

Participate in Production Planning. Set production targets (production and cost) for each plant segment. Assist local management with understanding possible growth areas and how those changes will impact the bottom.

Define Key Performance Metrics. Define key metrics and ensure standardization in data collection. Drive a clear and transparent view of operational success. 

Ensure Compliance and Proper Training. Ensure assigned plants comply with company policies, practices, and standards, including ARC Flash, Electrical Upgrades, and Automation Upgrades. Ensure all employees understand the tools and resources that are available to help them manage their business, including knowledge of system capabilities for pulling historical information.

Maintain Relationships. Maintain relationships with the general managers, area managers, and plant managers in your assigned plants. Work with them to define, develop, share, and drive implementation of agreed-upon best practices.

Champion Continuous Improvement. Collect and organize information to identify process improvement opportunities through plant site visits and plant process reviews. Utilize innovation and historical information to make high-quality, informed decisions. Conduct process engineering of “everyday” type projects (conveyor install, pit moves, etc.) to include control system automation. 

Additional Responsibilities. Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Education. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Experience. Must have understanding data analytics. Must have two years of experience in a heavy industrial, civil/mechanical engineering, or mining environment. Must have experience with aggregate facilities engineering. Industrial experience is preferred. 

Interpersonal Skills. Must have the ability to effectively influence change. Must have the ability to effectively maintain relationships with key internal and external customers. 

Project Management Skills. Must have the ability to lead safe and timely completion of projects at or below budget. Must have the ability to control scope to avoid cost creep or expansion. 

Mentoring Skills. Must have the ability to mentor and coordinate the training and development of operations personnel. 
Other Requirements
• Ability to work in all climate environments. 
• Business Planning - Participates in developing short- and long-term business plans, forecasting performance against key metrics, preparing justifications and AFEs for major projects, and estimating the financial and human resources needed to achieve performance goals.
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Vulcan Materials Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Skills Required

  • Two years of experience in a heavy industrial, civil or mechanical engineering, or mining environment
  • Experience with aggregate facilities engineering
  • Understanding of data analytics
  • Ability to influence change effectively
  • Ability to maintain relationships with internal and external customers
  • Ability to lead safe and timely project completion at or below budget
  • Ability to control project scope and prevent cost creep
  • Ability to mentor and coordinate training and development of operations personnel
  • Ability to work in all climate environments
  • Bachelor's degree
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The Company
11,548 Employees
Year Founded: 1909

What We Do

Vulcan Materials is the nation’s leading producer of construction aggregates, supplying essential materials for infrastructure projects across the United States. Its work supports local communities and the roads, bridges, homes, and businesses within them. The company has operated for more than a century, with a focus on growth, adaptability, responsibility, integrity, and long-term value while serving customers and communities.

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