Cement Projects Manager

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

The overall objective of this position is to ensure safe and reliable operation of production facilities at the lowest life cycle cost and develop cost effective projects that will increase the plants productivity. The position will be responsible for the identification, development, and implementation of innovative solutions to electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking reliability issues and projects for multiple facilities.  This person will be expected to work independently and make technical decisions and recommendations based on collection and analysis of data and information and analysis of cost, risk and benefits.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand, demonstrate, and promote the Company safety culture through personal engagement and implementation of local and regional health and safety objectives, championing local and regional safety initiatives and working safely at all times. Strict compliance and commitment to the company’s health and safety rules including a commitment to Zero4Life. 
• Ensuring all necessary health and safety regulations are complied with by subcontractors and other external services on sites.
• Assessing the application and functionality of processes and equipment.
• Capital expansion (designing, installing and commissioning new production units and trouble-shooting existing lines).
• Utilize defined Cemex Engineering Procedures and Standards in the execution of major renovation, process improvement and capital expenditure projects.
• Managing projects within budget and time constraints. Development of concepts, process models, process analysis, Work Breakdown Structures, bid documents, and complete bid packages for all projects assigned.
• Improving efficiency across the entire operation (optimum levels and outputs).
• Provide engineering leadership and assistance to operations and maintenance including; troubleshooting, evaluation of equipment failures, and technical. 
• Collaborating with operating personnel, plant management and senior management to plan projects prior to execution.
• Reporting Requirements including:
• Weekly Engineering Report to Manager
• Monthly ppt presentation to Executive Committee
• Paper and electronic documentation of all relevant project data
• 50% Nationwide travel to support the needs of the business
• Other duties as assigned.
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, or Electronic, or Computer, or Networking Engineering with a minimum of 12 years of experience in areas of engineering, maintenance, reliability, automation, networking, Cyber Security in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in maintenance and engineering of electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking equipment such as low/medium/high voltage switchgear, transformers, motors, distribution systems, MCCs, VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, Process Control Network, Cybersecurity, and CEMS/DAHS systems
• Proven knowledge of Preventive and Predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies
• Proven experience in execution of Reliability methodologies such as RCA, RCI, FMEA, Statistical downtime analysis, Fishbone analysis etc
• Proven experience in engineering, specification and design of electrical/instrumentation/automation/networking systems, assets and projects

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven understanding of electrical, instrumentation, automation, networking, cybersecurity regulatory and industrial standards and codes
• Proven understanding of control and instrumentation systems in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in CMMS systems
• Proven knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies and techniques
• Proven knowledge of reliability methodologies and strategies such as RCM, TPM, Spare Parts Management, Planning & Scheduling and CMMS optimization
• Proven skills with software such as SAP, AutoCAD, Power Point, Visio, Excel, Word, Rockwell PLCs, Modicon PLCs, Allen Bradley PLC, HMIs, Networking, PIMs, Cybersecurity
• Excellent communication, team interaction and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work independently as well as lead/participate on cross functional teams.
• Proven experience as a self-starter who effectively manages multiple tasks and achieves results with minimal supervision
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus

Working Conditions

• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Ability to participate in required overnight travel as necessary.  Up to 50% Domestic travel and on occasion International
• Some exposure to dust, noise and extreme temperature
   

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors.

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act.  CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).

EEO Statement - En Español

CEMEX es una institución EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientación sexual, información genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.