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The Building Materials Industry supplies the construction industry with glass and glassware, ceramic products, as well as clay, concrete, cement, and gypsum. These products range from raw materials to finished goods. The market size of the Building Material Industry is $124 billion in 2021.Top companies include Owens Corning, TAMKO, and ABC Supply Co.

What are common job types in the Building Materials industry?

Maintenance Technician - Maintenance Technicians are responsible for the upkeep of a facility. They are skilled in a variety of areas including plumbing, carpentry, and electrical systems.

Hoist & Crane Field Service Technician - Hoist & Crane Field Service Technicians are responsible for the maintenance, repair, and inspections of overhead cranes and related equipment.

Electrical Controls Technician - Electrical Controls Technicians work on a wide variety of equipment and devices within a facility. They install and repair electrical systems, calibrate equipment, and inspect designs for quality control. They may also troubleshoot wiring issues or install switchgears.

Production Supervisor - Production Supervisors accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

Shipping/Receiving Supervisor - Shipping/Receiving Supervisors supervise workers who confirm and record the receipt of shipments, prepare items for shipping, and load and unload trucks. They are also responsible for managing the inter-departmental transport of materials.

What are the highest paying Building Materials jobs?

The highest paid jobs in the Building Materials Industry are Materials Managers and Materials Engineers. Materials Managers earn on average $80K per year, while Materials Engineers earn on average $70K, depending on location and experience.

What Building Materials jobs are in demand?

Jobs that are in high demand in the Building Materials Industry can be segmented across the specific types of building materials. Jobs in the following Building Materials are currently in high demand:

  • Steel, lumber, concrete and other building materials
  • Windows, doors, cabinets, and hardware
  • HVAC, plumbing, and electrical
  • Paints, coatings, and adhesives
  • Interior finished products
  • Distribution

Why should one start a career in the Building Materials industry?

Military candidates possess unmatched expertise and proven leadership skills, making them an ideal fit for various positions across the Building Materials industry. While the COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant shortage in building materials, the industry is relying on hiring many skilled laborers to make up the gap and maintain a steady supply in the years to come.


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Senior Electrical Project Manager


Job Ref: # EB-2844022668
Date Posted: 10/10/2024 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Toledo, OH
Category: Building Materials
Salary: $150,000 - $150,000

Description

Position Details:
Title: Senior Electrical Project Manager
Location: Remote, home-based anywhere in US near a major airport.
Travel: 40-50% travel to the roofing & asphalt plants, create own schedule, a lot of freedoms, home weekends.
Shift: Standard normal daytime salary hours during the work week.
Compensation: $100K-$164K with a target starting base salary of $150K + 15% annual bonus.
Benefits: Immediate full benefits Day 1! PTO based on professional tenure. Comprehensive healthcare benefits, solid 401(k) with 100% up to 6% pay & 2% non-match kicker, stock options, retirement, insurance, and much more!

Position Description: The Roofing and Asphalt Senior Electrical Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient use of Roofing and Asphalt (R&A) capital resources, being a fully engaged member of the Capital Delivery Team, and accountable for defining/executing capital investment projects in company’s 29 manufacturing facilities (16 Roofing and 13 Asphalt plants). In this role you will ensure safety with zero injuries to OC employees or contractors, on-time project delivery, project spending consistent within budget expectations, researching/developing proposed business solutions, and overall excellent project management skills. The Project Leader will also assist in creating reliability systems along with supporting the manufacturing facilities to provide optimum operational conditions in the safest and most cost-effective manner. Reporting to the Capital Delivery Leader for Electrical Engineering, you will be the key leader of capital project processes and of people, manage projects by guiding process owners--- Plant Leaders and manufacturing staff, Process (Stable Operations) Engineers, Product Managers, Capital Sourcing--- through the project schedule to perform on time and on budget. Key responsibilities include:
• Safety standards & responsibilities with zero injuries, perfect quality systems, and waste free environment.
• Develop project scopes with plant input, including maintenance personnel.
• Effectively lead capital projects from concept to completion in a way that no injuries occur, and timing & spending is within expectations, so that the maximum benefit is achieved with company resources.
• Support multi-plant network with troubleshooting, design, maintenance, and loss prevention when needed.
• Lead multiple electrical projects simultaneously through networking with engineering firms, including Alliance Partners; run projects as project manager, as well as organizing fellow project managers.
• Develop capital approval requests as necessary; ensure the requested funding is consistent with all project requirements so that approved amount is not exceeded.
• Analyze systems, research options, & determine optimum cost/benefit relationship to deliver capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with all electrical codes at a local and national level NEC (NFPA 70) and NFPA 70E.
• Ensure all projects are delivered consistent with scope and expectations around operability and cost.
• Good knowledge in both controls and power delivery.
• Engage in process start –up operation, problem solving skills, active listening, and process improvement.
• Lead troubleshooting process issues and developing corrective actions/recommendation.

In this role you will know OC’s customers and support capital projects & manufacturing operations, which includes:
• Reaching mutually beneficial agreement with all supported operating departments on required capacity specifications, in terms of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or similar metric that measures capacity losses related to quality, availability, and performance.
• Identifies, understands, and teaches others Capital Delivery Procedures required to provide OC manufacturing sites with reliable and productive equipment/machinery.
• Develops & implements procedures & systems for equipment consistently meets/exceeds design expectations.
• Supports the R&A sites to ensure they meet OC customer’s needs.
• Analyzes machine and process data, providing feedback and making recommendations to optimize performance; ensures effective use and integration of information & new technologies.
• Networks with other engineers, site employees, S&T, and other relevant groups to identify and implement best practices for continuous improvement of plant performance metrics.
• Documents Maintenance Deliverables for capital projects.
• Enforces a comprehensive Engineering Management of Change (MOC) process
• Aids in the development and implementation of the plant capital plan.

Requirements: Candidates should have a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or have significant electrical maintenance experience in the military or manufacturing/related industries. Any experience with plant/factory equipment processing is ideal. Candidates must have at least 10 years’ experience working on/with electrical systems, such as switchgear, transformers, power feeds, control systems, variable frequency drives, instrumentation, and communication interfaces, and 5+ years of project management experience. In this role you’ll be leading $450K projects and anywhere from 15-25 projects at a time. Candidates should have experience using Microsoft Office products along with other desirable attributes, such as TPM/EM experience, Lean/continuous improvement experience, along with outstanding ability to lead, communicate, and work as a team across the organization in all project phases from scope and planning through installation and start-up to full production.



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Maintenance Technician


Job Ref: # EB-1433824972
Date Posted: 8/26/2024 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Building Materials
Salary: $28 - $28

Description

Position Details:
• Title: EPS Maintenance Technician
• Location: Phoenix, AZ
• Shift/Schedule:
o Morning shift: 8:00a – 4:30p (Mon – Fri) (one opening)
o Afternoon shift: Noon – 8:30p (Mon – Fri) (one opening)
• Compensation: Target base rate ~$27.50/hr
o Bonuses/Additional Compensation: Overtime is paid at 1.5X after 40 hours
• Benefits: Company offers a competitive starting wage and benefit package, including 401(k) with company match, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance, flexible spending, life insurance, paid holidays and vacations.
Position Description: As an EPS Maintenance Technician you will maintain and repair mechanical / electrical / boiler systems within a manufacturing environment. You will execute capital projects (installation, dismantling of equipment) and other various maintenance tasks throughout the facility as well. Some specific requirements include:

• Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
• Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.
• Inspect or test damaged machine parts and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair.
• Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment according to specific procedures.
• Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments according to production specifications.
• Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
• Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
• Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
• Set up and operate machines and adjust controls to regulate operations.
• Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
• Collect and discard worn machine parts and other refuse in order to maintain machinery and work areas.
• Clean machines and machine parts, using cleaning solvents, cloths, air guns, hoses, vacuums, or other equipment.

In order to be successful in this role, you should have good mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and maintenance skills, ideally with industrial equipment and systems related to boilers and associated systems. You should have a baseline familiarity with repair of production equipment including 480v, 3phase electric to 24vdc, communication wiring, pumps, welding and pipefitting, etc). You must be a “problem-solver” by nature.



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Industrial Electrician


Job Ref: # EB-2100382329
Date Posted: 7/30/2024 11:57:52 AM
City, State: Albany, NY
Category: Building Materials
Salary: $39 - $42

Description

Position Details:
Title: Industrial Electrician
Location: Albany, NY (Delmar/Feura Bush)
Shift: Initially regular days 7am – 3pm then 3-on, 3-off, 12-hour schedule rotating days & nights
Compensation: $38.97/hr. initial rate then $41.52/hr. when fully certified (generally within 6-months) + $1/hr. shift bonus for nights worked + O/T + up to 10% quarterly bonus + pay skill increases based on ability + yearly performance raise + relocation. $90K-$110K+ 1st year!
Benefits: Immediate benefits Day 1! Comprehensive healthcare benefits, solid 401(k) with 100% up to 6% pay & 2% non-match kicker, stock options, retirement programs, insurance, and much more!
Travel: None

Position Description: This position is part of OC’s flagship insulation plant maintenance team. Maintenance Technicians primarily troubleshoot, maintain, and repair production systems and equipment. You will troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and install all electrical equipment and systems in the plant to insure smooth operation, production, & safe working conditions. Key duties include:
• Troubleshooting & solving production and facility equipment problems during day-to-day operations.
• Performing preventative maintenance on equipment & systems to prevent downtime/deterioration.
• Work assignments on projects for continued growth, expansion, & safety of the plant and work areas.
• Work with outside contractors to perform installation or service of equipment within the facility.
• Assisting operators to minimize downtime and complete scheduled equipment cleaning/changeovers.

Requirements: HS Diploma. Candidates must be maintenance professionals with 2+ years industrial electrical experience troubleshooting & repairing industrial systems. Strong systems-level electrical experience up to 480V required. You will be fixing motors, starters, variable-frequency drives, input/output controls, and some robotics on production line equipment and systems. Candidates must have excellent input/output electrical troubleshooting & be able to read schematics, blueprints, drawings for maintenance/troubleshooting/repair. Candidates should have ability to share skills to help others develop, excellent communication skills, and commitment to providing a high level of detail, pride, and safety towards system & equipment maintenance work, projects, and programs. Candidates must pass background and full-panel drug test prior to employment.



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Maintenance Electrician


Job Ref: # EB-1784421645
Date Posted: 6/21/2024 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Salisbury, NC
Category: Building Materials
Salary: $30 - $34

Description

Title: Maintenance Electrician
Location: Salisbury, NC
Shift: Rotating 2-2-3 Monday-Friday Days & Nights
7AM-7PM, 2on/2off/3on/3off |Rotates every 2 weeks days to nights 7PM-7AM
Compensation: $30 - $34 per hour + OT
Benefits: Full Comprehensive Benefits Package
Travel: No Travel

Position Description: Company is a global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling in selected niches. They are looking for Maintenance Electricians for their facility in Salisbury, NC. As a Maintenance Electrician you will perform predictive, preventive and repair maintenance on plant machines and equipment, including HMI/PLC components, to minimize plant production downtime, ensure plant safety, and ensure efficient use of resources and materials in production processes. You will receive assignments from your supervisor for needed repair or preventive maintenance tasks, respond to requests from operators, and receive work orders via the Maintenance Management System. You will then work to troubleshoot breakdowns; read data from HMI screens and report needs as appropriate, conduct RCFA with supervisor, listen to operator’s observations, and/or observes electromechanical devices in operation to diagnose causes of problems. You will be expected to perform repairs and maintenance, including Wiring newly installed machines, installing low voltage conduit. Removing worn or defective parts. Installing temperature and oil/water/gas pressure meters. Installing, troubleshooting, and performing preventive maintenance on electrical circuits, control panels, and boxes; replacing fuses; resetting circuit breakers. Replacing drives and AC/DC motors or making minor re-wirings. Following manuals, routine programming and setting up of HMI/PLC/computer networking for computer-controlled machines; performing routine trouble shooting /reprogramming in case of breakdown or other operational problems.

Requirements:
• 2+ years of electrical troubleshooting experience. Working knowledge of electrical/HMI/PLC.
• Understanding of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Must be able to work day and night shifts on a 2-2-3 rotating shift schedule.



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