Operations Engineer (Ready-Mixed Concrete)

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• **Production & Plant Supervision**
• : Oversee day-to-day operations of automated batching plants to meet production targets.
• Monitor weigh-batching systems to ensure exact proportions of cement, water, aggregates, and chemical admixtures.
• **Process Optimization**
• : Analyze plant performance metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like yards loaded per hour.
• Implement lean manufacturing or automated tracking methods to reduce raw material waste and cycle times.
• **Maintenance Management**
• : Coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for all plant assets, including mechanical mixers, storage silos, conveyor belts, and chillers.
• Schedule and document routine equipment calibrations.
• **Quality Control (QC) Alignment**
• : Partner closely with the laboratory and QC teams to verify that concrete batches comply with international engineering standards .
• **Logistics & Dispatch Coordination**
• : Work alongside the fleet dispatch team to schedule transit mixers and concrete pumps.
• Manage route efficiency to guarantee concrete arrives at construction sites before initial setting occurs.
• **Inventory Control**
• : Track and manage on-site stock levels of raw materials like sand, aggregates, cement, and chemical additives to prevent supply shortages or over-purchasing.
• **Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)**
• : Enforce local industrial safety regulations, proper environmental disposal of sludge/concrete waste, and ensure the team adheres to personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols.

Skills

• and Qualifications
• **Education**
• : Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• **Experience**
• : Proven experience working within an industrial manufacturing setup, specifically a ready-mixed concrete plant or aggregate processing facility.
• **Technical Knowledge**
• : Deep familiarity with concrete batching software, PLC control automation systems, concrete chemistry/technology, and heavy machinery operations.
• **Software Proficiency**
• : Competence with Operations Management Software, AutoCAD (for plant layout references), and data analysis tools like Excel.
• **Core Competencies**
• : Exceptional problem-solving capabilities, technical breakdown troubleshooting, project management, and strong communication skills to handle cross-functional teams and external raw material vendors.