Slag Plant Manager
Heidelberg Materials · Cape Canaveral, FL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $139k–$185k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Heidelberg Materials (industrial) in Cape Canaveral, FL. In collaboration with Sales and Marketing stay abreast of customer requirements and concerns.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- SAP, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $139k–$185k
- 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 Florida: typical posted base $118k–$150k. This one lists $139k–$185k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 37 production engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Florida plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 36 other live production postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- About 48% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $89k–$130k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 46%
- Root cause 38%
- Lean 30%
- New product launch 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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 Heidelberg Materials
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 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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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 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 Heidelberg MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
are met.
- ✓Oversee plant maintenance.
- ✓Ensure that the maintenance and operation of equipment is at optimal levels.
- ✓Guides and directs maintenance managers to minimize equipment downtime.
- ✓Plans, organizes and oversees the annual plant shut down.
- ✓Ensures HTC Maintenance initiatives are implemented.
- ✓Leads and fosters the collaborative efforts of the plant staff to address operating methods, procedures, and problems toward continuous improvement of production quality and efficiency. Identifies training needs of plant staff and ensures that appropriate training is implemented.
- ✓Fully support the company’s purchasing initiative and ensure that purchasing policies and contract management policies and procedures are adhered to in the plant.
- ✓Work in partnership with Plant Purchasing personnel regarding the purchase of major equipment.
- ✓In collaboration with Sales and Marketing stay abreast of customer
requirements
and concerns.
- ✓Determine and oversee the timely resolution to issues stemming from production, quality, etc.
- ✓Participate in community activities to continually promote plant/community relations.
- ✓Works with the plant Quality Control Department to meet product specifications and production goals
- ✓Ensure compliance with plant policies & procedures, safety, environmental, state and federal process regulations.
- ✓Ensure implementation of company policies and procedures.
- ✓Responsible for the flawless execution of the Plant on call schedule, participating as needed.
- ✓Leads and fosters the collaborative efforts of the plant staff to address operating methods, procedures, and problems toward continuous improvement of production quality and efficiency.
requirements
are met.
- ✓Oversee plant maintenance.
- ✓Ensure that the maintenance and operation of equipment is at optimal levels.
- ✓Guide and direct maintenance manager to minimize equipment downtime.
- ✓In coordination with Plant Management, plan, organizes and oversee the annual plant shut down.
- ✓Ensure HTC Maintenance initiatives are implemented.
- ✓A high level of technical knowledge related to all aspects of cement manufacturing
- ✓Familiar with Central Control operations, including the process control system in a preheater plant with a pre-calciner and alternate fuels experience an asset.
- ✓Managerial and leadership competencies acquired in progressively more responsible positions in a unionized plant with the ability to perform in roles of both plant manager and direct reports on a relief basis.
- ✓Ability to make timely, critical decisions, often under conditions of uncertainty and stress.
- ✓Detailed knowledge about process equipment interlocking; Knowledge in mill liner installation and ball charge design.
- ✓Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- ✓Proficient with windows-based PC software programs including MS Office, SAP and other applicable software programs.
- ✓Ability to read and understand financial statements and cost reports, prepare budget and forecasts and to focus on and manage costs.
- ✓Strong interpersonal, leadership and motivational skills.
- ✓Ability to communicate effectively and interact as a team member in a Total Quality environment
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Line of Business: Cement & White
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.
The Plant Manager role is based at our slag grinding facility in Cape Canaveral, FL and reports directly to the Vice President of Cement Operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- •Leads plant safety program to ensure a safe working environment. Ensures all company safety policies are implemented and followed.
- •Actively participate in the development of the plant’s objectives and oversee all aspects of daily plant production and maintenance activities to optimize plant performance.
- •Provide input into plant capital plan and operation plan and effectively manage budget costs.
- •Plans, coordinates and directs all production activities to ensure that Plant Operations goals and targets are realized.
- •Analyzes plant activities on a daily basis to assess and recommend areas for improvements in production, quality or efficiency.
- •Synchronizes production activities with quarry, maintenance, process and quality control activities to make certain that the plant is performing to highest standards.
- •Manages the team to ensure production
What Are We Looking For
- •A College Degree in Engineering or related field.
- •5 or more years progressive experience managing operations in a slag grinding facility
- •Synchronize production activities with quarry, maintenance, process and quality control activities to make certain that the plant is performing to highest standards.
- •Manage the team to ensure production
What We Offer
- •Competitive base salary, $139,100 to $185,460 annually and participation in our annual incentive plan.
- •401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
- •Highly competitive benefits programs, including:
- •Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
- •Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- •AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
- •Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays
