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The concrete plant manager's position is the heart of the operations aspect of a ready mixed concrete production facility. Every plant has one.
Duties differ only slightly from plant to plant. It is of utmost importance that a plant manager understands the essential aspects of Product Knowledge, Plant Safety, Environmental Regulations, Plant Operations and Business Principals. This course is the only one that exists which is specifically designed for plant managers. The certification exam is designed to recognize those who have the specific skill levels in these areas. The certification
should fill the requirements by local & state DOTs to have personnel certified in specific knowledge areas.
The course is three days of instruction plus four hours of exam time.
Course instruction covers and tests on five individual modules:
- Plant Safety
- Operations
- Production Knowledge
- Environmental
- Business Concepts
Certification:
- Successfully pass product knowledge exams: Certified as Plant Operator
- Successfully pass product knowledge and operations exams:
Certified as Ready Mixed Concrete Plant Manager
Course outline:
DAY 1
Introduction:
8:00am – 8:25am Course
Overview
8:25am
– 8:45am Concrete Plant Manager’s Job Description
Module
I…Product Knowledge
8:45am
– 9:30am Cementitious Materials
9:30am
- 10:15am Aggregates
10:15am
– 10:35am Morning Break
10:35am
– 11:30am Admixtures
11:30am
– 12:00pm Water
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break (on
your own)
1:00pm
– 2:00pm Basic Proportioning (Mix Design)
2:00pm
– 3:00pm Moisture Content & Arithmetic of Batching
3:00pm
– 3:30pm Afternoon Break
3:30pm
– 4:00pm Hardened Concrete Properties
4:00pm
– 4:30pm Fresh Concrete Properties
DAY 2
Module
II…Operations
8:00am
– 9:00am Plant Design, Equipment, and Operations
9:00am
- 10:00am
Plant Maintenance
10:00am
– 10:20am Morning Break
10:20am
– 10:40 am Drivers
10:40am
– 11:00am Dispatch
11:00am
– 11:30am Material Management
11:30am
– 12:00pm Calculating Bin Volumes & Inventory
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break (on your own)
Module
III…Safety
1:00pm
–1:30pm
Safety Regulations, Training, &Motivation
1:30pm
– 2:15pm Personal Protective Equipment
2:15pm
– 2:45pm Lock Out / Tag Out
2:45pm
– 3:00pm Afternoon Break
3:00pm
– 3:30pm Machine Guarding and Safe Operating Procedures
3:30pm
– 4:00pm Hazard Communications
4:00pm
– 4:30pm Confined Space
DAY 3
Module
IV…Environmental
8:00am
– 8:40am
Environmental Stewardship and Community Relations
8:40am
– 9:30am
Water Quality Management
9:30am
– 10:00am Morning Break
10:00am
– 10:30am Plant Environmental Management
10:30am
– 11:15am Materials Storage, Hazardous Materials,
Chemicals
11:15am
– noon Solids Management and Recycling
Solids
12:00pm
– 1:00pm Lunch Break (on your own)
Module
V…Business Principles
1:00pm
– 1:30pm What Makes a Business Sustainable
1:30pm
– 2:15pm Human Resources, Human Relations
2:15pm
– 2:45pm Basic Accounting Principles
2:45pm
– 3:00pm Afternoon Break
3:00pm
– 3:30pm Calculating Productivity, Benchmarking
Review
Sessions
3:30pm –4:30pm
Product Knowledge, Operations, Safety, Environmental & Business Principles
DAY 4
Exams
8:00am –9:45am
Exam on Product Knowledge & Production Technology
10:00am – 11:45am
Exam on Business, Operations, Safety, & Environmental Principles
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