• Exciting role with market leader in precast concrete industry
• Leadership opportunity to drive a key business function
• Excellent salary package.

Holcim has been servicing the infrastructure, construction and mining industries for more than 110 years and employs over 3,000 staff across 300 sites.

Part of the world's largest construction materials company, LafargeHolcim, Holcim is leading supplier of concrete, aggregates and precast products.

Humes is Australia's leading provider of engineered concrete solutions and prides itself on delivering customised solutions to maximise performance for our clients

Why join Holcim?

As part of a global company, Holcim offers long term career paths along with a variety of training and development opportunities.

Holcim is proud to be an industry leader in safety and environmental sustainability and is committed to being a good member of the communities we live and work in.

Further to this, on offer here is:

• Generous salary package
• Culture focused on the recognition of effort and reward for achievement
• Real leadership opportunity to drive a key business unit
• Chance to influence the wider organisation across policy, process and safety

About the role

Based in Adelaide, you will be an integral member of the Humes regional management team and be responsible for overseeing the operation of our precast concrete plant at Pooraka as well as multiple site projects ensuring safety standards and business objectives are met across the state.  In addition you will be responsible for commercial growth of the operation as well as budgetary control.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe system of work ensuring standards, guidelines, systems, measures, goals are applied
• Demonstrate effective leadership to ensure a highly motivated team including recruitment, development, appraisals and succession planning
• Achieve sales budgets including market share and margin targets
• Maintain company plants and assets to be reliable and effectively utilised
• Control costs in accordance with budgets and forecasts

About you

Having a strong operations and / or commercial background, you will ideally come from a similar regional level position or have a proven project management background.

While previous experience in the precast concrete or building materials sector would be an advantage, what is more important is an understanding of the wider construction industry and how to deliver results to customers.

Skills and experience:

• Qualifications in Engineering or Business Management or equivalent experience
• A record of positive leadership across safety, operations and management
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on delivering financial results
• Adaptable to changing working environments and be able to make decisions under pressure.
• A commitment to providing customer service excellence
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal

 For more information visit our Careers site: http://www.holcim.com.au/careers.html