About this role
We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Traveling Asphalt Plant Manager/Floater to support our asphalt operations across multiple locations. This individual will travel to various job sites and plants to perform a variety of duties, including providing leadership, directing daily plant activities, delivering technical expertise, operating heavy equipment, supporting asphalt plant operations, and filling in wherever additional manpower or management oversight is needed.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is adaptable, experienced, and enjoys variety in their daily work.
Responsibilities
- Travel to various asphalt plant locations to provide management and operational support based on business needs
- Lead daily operations when onsite, ensuring safe production, quality control, and crew coordination
- Operate a variety of asphalt-related equipment including (but not limited to): Asphalt pavers, rollers, skid steers, loaders, etc.
- Assist with asphalt plant operations including plant setup, maintenance, production support, and cleanup
- Maintain equipment and perform basic repairs as needed
- Communicate regularly with other crew members and subcontractors to ensure that work is completed on schedule and within budget
- Support paving or plant crews by performing labor tasks when needed
- Ensure that all equipment is properly maintained and that safety procedures are followed at all times
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience in asphalt paving, plant operations, or heavy equipment operation required
- Leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred
- Ability to safely operate multiple types of asphalt-related equipment
- Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications
- Strong work ethic with a team-focused mindset
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly
- Capability to work long hours while standing, walking, bending, and operating equipment
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly, sometimes on short notice.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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About Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. (ESS)
We are proud to be one of the Midwest’s leading heavy civil infrastructure contractors. Consistently challenging the status quo, we push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our turnkey services provide best-in-class civil construction solutions, ensuring we exceed the needs of every project. No matter the scope, our experts are dedicated to delivering unmatched results. Proudly part of the 100% employee-owned ESS Companies, united in our mission to change lives through ownership while transforming communities across the country.
What you'll do
- The Traveling Asphalt Plant Manager will travel to various job sites to provide management and operational support, leading daily operations and ensuring safe production. They will also operate heavy equipment and assist with plant operations as needed.
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