Drilling, Blasting, and Stripping Manager

Build Your Career. Build America’s Future.

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture where career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

The Drilling and Blasting/Stripping Manager is responsible for managing and directing the Drilling, Blasting, and Stripping programs across GA, including construction materials and quarry locations. Key areas of responsibility include providing drilling and blasting/stripping strategy as the Subject Matter Expert with multi-drilling, multi-blasting, and stripping plan management experience. The Drilling and Blasting/Stripping Manager will be expected to drive a consistent approach and continuous improvement to safety, community relations, and internal customer support, and create strategic plans and manage initiative prioritization for the South Division Drilling, Blasting, and Stripping strategy. Additionally, works within a team-based organization supported by safety, health, environmental, finance, human resources, community and governmental relations, legal, marketing, procurement, logistics, information technology, and engineering.

What You’ll Do

Promote Safety. Take an active role in prioritizing safety for yourself and others to ensure all drilling and blasting efforts result in zero accidents and are in total compliance with all Vulcan policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with all ATF, MSHA, State, and Local Agency requirements related to explosives storage and handling.

Manage Employee Relations. Manage five direct reports providing strong leadership, training, team building, and supervision to all drilling and blasting employees to support the drilling and blasting function for the Central Division; guide all recruitment, training, development, and retention strategies for employees.

Technical Guidance. Provide blasting design expertise, guidance, and approval. Develop and assess shot designs providing safe, efficient, and productive blasting results. Provide drilling technical expertise and planning.

Maintain Compliance. Ensure that all South Division drilling, blasting, and stripping programs are in compliance with Vulcan’s safety, environmental, operations policies, and procedures. Work closely with regulatory agencies through the ASEE and ISEE to maintain positive relationships.

Manage Process Improvement. Direct process improvement goals and objectives supporting South Division drilling, blasting, and striping initiatives to meet safety, productivity, and efficiency goals; establish and measure performance standards.

Advisor. Liaison and advisor for third-party shot and explosion services/product suppliers. Interface, oversight, and coordination responsibilities with external contract drillers. Assist operations, third-party seismic consultants, and safety representatives in the resolution of all blasting-related issues.

Support Community Relations Representative with all inquiries involving blasting related incidents and development of recommendations to prevent future issues or recurrences.

Coach and Guide Others. Provide strong leadership skills by motivating and providing mentorship to all employees, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. Build and lead a team that uses data to drive pit efficiency improvements.

Skills You’ll Need

Education. High School Diploma required. BS / BA degree, Associates degree, or an equivalent combination of training and work experience preferred.

Experience. Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in processing and maintenance. One (1) year of supervisory experience is preferred. Construction materials industry experience preferred.

Leadership and Management Skills. Must be able to provide strong leadership and mentorship to employees, both direct and indirect reports, to motivate and maintain interpersonal relationships.

Operational Knowledge. Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of rock and sand mining, ready-mix concrete, and/or asphalt operations and equipment, MSHA regulations, engineering principles and procedures, and quality control systems and processes.

Interpersonal Skills. Ability to work in a stressful, deadline-oriented environment that requires complex, technical information and decision making. Must be able to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.

Working Conditions. The work environment will be both indoors in an office and outside in the quarry or plant. In the office, employees will occasionally be required to sit at a desk or operator's station. In the outside setting, employees will perform activities in unprotected heights, around moving machinery, be exposed to industrial conditions; may be required to use hand tools or power tools. The outside setting will expose employees to changes in temperature/humidity and will require walking on uneven surfaces.

Computer Skills. Ability to use computerized equipment and technology.

Physical Requirements. Must have the ability to lift 50 pounds and to stand, sit and walk for long periods of time. Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Travel Requirements. Travel required: 10%.

What You’ll Like About Us

Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness, and communication.

Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.

Meaningful Work. What sets up apart is the work we do impacts daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.

Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.

Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.

Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.

Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.

Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

NOTICE TO TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS

Vulcan Materials Company has an internal recruiting department. Please review our policy as it relates to the use of temporary staffing agencies, placement services and professional recruiters.

Job

Plant Operations

Primary Location

Georgia-Macon

Organization

GM - SOUTH GA

Schedule

Full-time

Job Posting

May 7, 2025, 3:45:21 PM