at Oldcastle APG, Inc. in Sauget, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job ID: 496765
Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is the leading provider of outdoor living solutions in North America with an award-winning portfolio that enables customers to Live Well Outside. Inspiring endless possibilities with enduring performance, its collection of premier building products create inviting outdoor spaces where people connect, reflect and recharge. The manufacturer's signature brands include Belgard and Echelon hardscape and masonry materials; Barrette Outdoor Living and MoistureShield fencing, decking and railing; Sakrete and Amerimix packaged concrete and mortar; Techniseal sands, jointing technologies and surface protectors; PebbleTec pool finishes; plus popular brands of landscape and gardening materials.
Key Requirements and Responsibilities
- Responsible for all aspects of operations, driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, preventive maintenance and housekeeping across all manufacturing sites
- Natural leader and Change Agent, skilled at maintaining an agile and collaborative operations team, across a wide geography. Coaches, mentors and supports team members to succeed
- Lead and challenge purchasing efforts, ensuring best value when procuring raw material, packaging and equipment
- Ensure manufacturing sites optimize production scheduling, whether in-season or when following demand plan / forecast for pre-pack. Assist Regional Operations Managers in creating and executing plans for co-packing partners
- Work with direct reports to manage inventory of finished goods, raw materials and packaging appropriately
- Closely align with Logistics and Customer Service teams to optimize freight across the network
- Key contributor to CapEx plans and execution
- Leader of sustainable efforts, from fuel consumption to waste management
- Sound understanding of costing, supporting timely and accurate cost updates
- Encourage innovation, continuously identify best practices and disseminating ideas across the business
- Proven success (10+ years) in driving and achieving growth and profitability targets
- Demonstrated passion for analysis; able to easily draw upon financial, operational, or functional data to drive sound decision making
- M&A proficiency and experience - target identification, integration planning and execution, post-close issue resolution. The role is also accountable for leading greenfield projects
- Desire to understand our industry and markets with strategic capability to assess trends, competitive landscape, and opportunities for growth
- Act as a champion for Inclusion and Diversity, ensuring fair and equitable recruitment, selection, promotion and discipline practices for all
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.
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Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
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