Plant Manager - Asphalt
Amrize · Shrewsbury, MA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Amrize (industrial) in Shrewsbury, MA.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, SAP
- 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 Massachusetts: typical posted base $160k–$205k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 35 production engineer openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 34 other live production postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (6+ vs 7+)
Typical $129k–$175k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 31%
- New product launch 31%
- Root cause 29%
- ✓ Team leadership 23%
- Automation 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Amrize
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
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?
- 4
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- 5
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.
Full description from AmrizeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the role
The Plant Manager is accountable for the leadership, development & management of all functions of the HMA manufacturing business at this location. The Plant Manager will ensure lean staffing and oversee safe production to enable plant productivity and maintenance in an efficient manner, while producing quality products for customers. The primary focus will be on safety, compliance and optimum manufacturing maximizing productivity at the lowest cost of production. Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and supervising the activities of one or more asphalt plants. The Plant Manager communicates goals to department employees and ensures that goals are achieved. Maximizes employee participation to achieve
the desired team approach. Develops departmental personnel to enhance skills, improve responsiveness and promote business growth.
responsibilities
in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities
include interviewing, hiring, and
- ◆training employees, planning, assigning and directing work rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Supports and assists personnel in achieving timely andefficient production schedules. Records employees’ time in online system.
- ◆Communicates and promotes safety, compliance and environmental
requirements
in alignment with company standards within production area. Monitors work performed and addresses situations that do not conform to standards.
- ✓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.
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. Subject to applicable law, 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 Plant Manager - Asphalt 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
- •Coordinate the execution of general plant operations activities. Coordinate field management activities.
- •Help coordinate activities such as transportation and receiving of product at the plant.
- •Ensure that we produce quality products that meet or exceed customer expectations Inspect product quality ensuring all criteria meets plan. Recommend measures to improve production methods and equipment performance.
- •Provides timely and accurate tickets for customers. Runs loader or dozer at bins and stock pile, and performs plant maintenance and housekeeping.
- •Monitor, recommend, implements repairs and routine maintenance of equipment, buildings and grounds.
- •Investigates abnormal operating events or equipment failures to determine cause; makes adjustments, repairs, and/or modifications as needed.
- •Directly supervises 2 – 8 employees in the HMA division . Coach, train, mentor employees on the safe and efficient method of operating plant equipment. Carries out supervisory
What we’re looking for
Education: Bachelor's degree or 6 years of equivalent experience
Required Work Experience: Minimum of six years of production-related work experience. Related supervisory or group leader experience preferred.
Required Technical Skills: Basic computer skills with ability to enter information in SAP and time recording software and working with Microsoft Office applications
Additional
What we offer
- •Competitive salary
- •Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
- •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.