Assistant Cement Plant Manager
Heidelberg Materials · Harleyville, SC
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $124k–$165k
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Heidelberg Materials (industrial) in Harleyville, SC.
- Base pay
- $124k–$165k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $112k–$151k. This one lists $124k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 19 production engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 18 other live production postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- About 14% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $108k–$145k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 63%
- Lean 63%
- New product launch 32%
- EHS / safety 26%
- Six Sigma 26%
- 5S 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Heidelberg Materials in Harleyville
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Assistant Cement Plant Manager at Heidelberg Materials in other locations
Heidelberg Materials lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Mitchell, IN · $153k–$204k
Full description from Heidelberg MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Line of Business: Cement & White
Pay Range: $123,660.00 – $164,873.32
About Us
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.
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What You'll Be Doing
- •Partner with the Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable, and efficient cement manufacturing operations, coordinating priorities across all departments.
- •Drive plant performance across the cement manufacturing process, using measures such as kiln availability, clinker and cement production, specific heat and power consumption, and overall equipment effectiveness to identify opportunities and deliver measurable improvements.
- •Lead and develop supervisors and department leaders, setting clear expectations, strengthening accountability, and building the capabilities needed to operate successfully in a continuous manufacturing environment.
- •Coordinate production and maintenance priorities, including planned shutdowns and turnarounds, to improve equipment reliability and execute work safely and effectively.
- •Champion a strong safety and environmental culture, reinforcing safe work practices, supporting incident investigations, and maintaining compliance with applicable requirements.
- •Drive continuous improvement and process optimization, partnering with operations, maintenance, quality, engineering, and other plant teams to improve throughput, energy efficiency, reliability, quality, and operating cost.
- •Support operating and capital planning, using production and financial data to understand performance, manage costs, prioritize investments, and turn performance gaps into clear action plans.
- •Step in for the Plant Manager when needed, providing decisive plant-wide leadership during operating issues, off-hours events, and other situations requiring management direction.
What Are We Looking For
- •Demonstrated ability to lead leaders and cross-functional teams while building a culture centered on safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- •Broad understanding of cement manufacturing or comparable heavy-process operations, with the ability to connect production, maintenance, reliability, quality, and environmental priorities.
- •Ability to understand and improve complex manufacturing processes, including interpreting plant operating data and translating performance trends into practical corrective actions.
- •Working knowledge of process-control and maintenance-management systems, with the ability to use plant systems and operating data to support decisions.
- •Capability to lead through plant disruptions, shutdowns, and changing operating conditions, coordinating employees, contractors, and technical resources while keeping safety and business priorities aligned.
- •Sound financial and business judgment, including the ability to evaluate operating costs, budgets, performance variances, and capital investment opportunities.
- •Ability to collaborate effectively across plant functions, engaging people at the frontline, supervisory, technical, and leadership levels to solve problems and deliver results.
- •Technical education in engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent technical and operational capability developed through cement manufacturing experience.
Work Environment
This position is based in a heavy industrial cement manufacturing facility and requires regular presence throughout the plant, including production, maintenance, and outdoor operational areas. The role may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, dust, noise, moving equipment, and elevated work areas. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required and provided.
What We Offer
- •Competitive base salary, $123,660 to $164,873 annually and participation in our annual incentive plan
- •Highly competitive benefits programs
- •401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
