Operations Manager, Slag
Amrize · East Chicago, IN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Amrize (industrial) in East Chicago, IN.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $153k–$204k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 25 production engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 24 other live production postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (7+ vs 8+)
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 44%
- Team leadership 44%
- New product launch 28%
- EHS / safety 28%
- Root cause 28%
- Kaizen 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Amrize
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- 2
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- 3
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Amrize in East Chicago
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
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About the role
The position is primarily responsible for driving employee productivity, operational efficiency, customer service levels, employee retention and satisfaction by overseeing and managing operations within the product line.
requirements
in alignment with company standards.
- ✓Hold a key management role in large capex projects from conception to project commissioning.
- ✓Develop capital plans for plants to continuously improve productivity and maintain costs.
- ✓Take a key role in identifying reserves and negotiating mineral rights.
- ✓Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
Additional Education Preferred: Master's degree
Field of Study Preferred: Operations Management, Business, Civil Engineering or other related discipline or equivalent experience
Required Work Experience: Minimum of 7 years of operations/production-related management experience in the construction materials or a related industry; or 10 years of relevant experience with High School Diploma.
Required Technical Skills: Proficiency in Google mail and Microsoft Suite to include PowerPoint, Excel and Word
Travel
Requirements
Local travel to plants regularly, and other travel occasionally.
Additional
Requirements
- ✓Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.
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Join Amrize as a Operations Manager, Slag and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!
What you'll accomplish
- •Works directly with the Plant Manager and support functions on the development of overall objectives and long-range goals for the region.
- •Translates and cascades objectives to measurable goals applicable for area of responsibility and is ultimately accountable for the successful execution of all approved strategies.
- •Ensures the operations achieve business objectives by providing direction and oversight to managers.
- •Supports the region in achieving overall P&L targets by identifying opportunities for improvement as well as collaborating across the region to leverage resources, etc.
- •Participates in the preparation of operating budgets.
- •Conducts operations reviews to assess all cost drivers that impact financials. Monitors and controls operational volumes, capacity, material use, inventory data, etc. Reviews financial statements, operations and cost reports, and other key performance indicators to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
- •Communicate and promote safety, compliance, and environmental
What we’re looking for
Education: Bachelor's degree or 7 years of relevant experience
What we offer
- •Competitive salary
- •Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
- •Holistic Health & Well-being programs
- •Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
- •Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
- •Paid time off & paid holidays
- •Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
- •Educational Assistance Program
- •Dress for your day
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.