Area Manager, Management Operations Manager

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Salary for this position is $120,000/Annually

Amrize is building North America. From bridges and railways to data centers, schools, offices and homes, our solutions are inside the buildings and infrastructure that connect people and advance how we live. And we invite you to come and build with us.

As the partner of choice for professional builders, we offer advanced branded solutions from foundation to rooftop. Wherever our customers are, whatever their job, we’re ready to deliver. Our 19,000 colleagues work across 1,000 sites supported by an unparalleled distribution network. Infrastructure, commercial and residential, new build, repair and refurbishment:
We’re in every construction market.

Amrize listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange on June 23, 2025, following our spinoff as an independent company. Join us and build your ambition.

Join Amrize as a Area Manager and help construct whats next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!

This role is a key leadership position within the plant management team, accountable for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the company’s flagship cement manufacturing facility. The position provides end-to-end oversight of clinker production and maintenance, including kiln, fuel handling, pyro-processing, and associated material handling systems that form the core of cement manufacturing. Responsibilities include long-range operational and maintenance planning, process optimization, performance monitoring, and cross-functional coordination of maintenance, production, quality, and reliability functions.

The role directly leads multiple Area Leaders ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, maintenance and quality standards while achieving throughput, cost, and efficiency targets. Accountability includes departmental KPIs, operating and capital budgets, major kiln outages and turnaround execution, and the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven and root-cause methodologies. The role requires strong technical credibility, excellent communication skills, visible leadership, and the ability to develop high-performing teams through effective coaching, analytical problem‑solving and sound operational decision-making.

• Enforce all company and MSHA protocols and ensure compliance with environmental and air permit regulations.
• Work closely with maintenance teams to plan shutdowns, prioritize repairs, and implement preventive maintenance programs. Extend the life of the existing PCS and facilitate eventual replacement.
• Assist in developing annual operating, capital, and maintenance budgets and monitor expenses to minimize variances.
• Plan and schedule kiln operations to meet production targets while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
• Accountable for management and overall results within the process area based on defined KPIs. This includes development of area budgets, capital requirements, major maintenance projects and implementation plans.
• Plan, organize and execute refractory repairs and turnarounds.
• Create, plan, organize and execute short- and long-range objectives to ensure continued departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
• Responsible for day-to-day execution and accountability of the department area's function.
• Benchmarks and challenges the department to achieve continuous improvement in all areas.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction for the department area(s) in a manner consistent with Our Values, and ensure alignment with plant and company goals.
• Supervise, train and evaluate a multi-skilled workforce.
• Monitor and control inventories for raw materials and fuels.
• Use Amrize systems, such as MAC, SAP, PMA, CBM, to optimize overall equipment effectiveness at the lowest sustainable cost of maintenance.
• Support, demonstrate and facilitate the development and involvement of employees, continuous learning and continuous improvement in a…