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Major Outage Project Lead HROC

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heidelbergmaterials logoHeidelbergmaterials · Irving, TX
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About the role

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.

Responsibilities

  • Build detailed outage schedules (MS Project), define task sequencing, and identify the critical path to minimize downtime.
  • Identify and finalize all maintenance activities plan (kiln, mills, crushers, preheaters, etc.), ensuring a clear, detailed outage scope with task-level breakdown.
  • Determine manpower, contractor requirements, tools, and materials; coordinate with plant teams, procurement, and vendors to ensure availability.
  • Develop outage cost estimates, track planned vs. expected expenditure and identify cost optimization opportunities before execution by leveraging data and plant collaboration.
  • Analyze potential risks (equipment delays, resource conflicts, safety concerns) and prepare contingency plans to avoid downtime overruns.
  • Pre-qualify vendors, align on scope, timelines, safety requirements, and ensure contracts are ready prior to outage start.
  • Act as the central coordination point between plant operations, maintenance, regional teams, and contractors-ensuring alignment before mobilization.
  • Use past outage data and KPIs (duration, cost, productivity) to improve planning accuracy and reduce future outage durations.
  • Drive continuous improvement through post-outage analysis, reporting, and best practices implementation
  • What Are We Looking For
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in maintenance and project planning within a heavy manufacturing environment; cement plant experience preferred.
  • Strong capability in outage planning, project management, and maintenance coordination in industrial environments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders effectively
  • Knowledge of cement manufacturing processes, equipment, and maintenance systems (e.g., CMMS/SAP)
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills to work across diverse teams and locations
  • Willingness and flexibility to travel to plant sites for planning and execution activities
  • Work Environment

Benefits

Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributionsHighly competitive benefits programs, including:Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug BenefitsHealth 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 InsurancePaid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid HolidaysEqual Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / DisabledHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid time offFlexible schedule

Additional Information

Line of Business: Service & Support Pay Range: $107,480.00 - $143,306.66

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