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Title: Communications Manager

Primary department: Communications

Reports to: Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Other departments supported: All

General summary:

National Precast Concrete Association represents manufacturers of plant-produced precast concrete products and the suppliers of products and services for the industry. Since 1965, the association has been dedicated to expanding the use of quality precast concrete and providing members with the programs and information required to operate a successful precast plant.

NPCA’s membership consists mainly of small-to-midsized, family-owned, closely held manufactures and sellers of precast concrete products. A few larger Producer members are publicly traded companies.  Producer members are located in all 50 states and 13 countries.

This position serves as the managing editor of Precast Solutions magazine, maintains and advances the precast.org website, implements NPCA’s social media accounts, assists with the NPCA blog, assists with government affairs, co-produces NPCA’s podcast, and writes and edits a variety of communication collateral for NPCA’s various communication channels.

Essential duties:

Precast Solutions magazine

• Creates the editorial calendar and production schedule for this quarterly magazine, researches potential topics and ensures the timely completion of each issue.
• Leads editing.
• Writes and edits stories and handles photography as needed.
• Packages content for the web.
• Develops and assigns technical topics, in coordination with NPCA’s technical services engineers and coordinates in-house stories.
• Works closely with in-house designer on production.

Website

• Manages day-to-day upkeep of NPCA website and leads development and implementation of online strategy.
• Ensures the consistency of the NPCA brand.
• Coordinates with the third-party development company.
• Tracks site analytics and compiles monthly and annual summaries.
• Researches and implements SEO best practices.
• Tracks website sponsor analytics.
• Serves as project manager for page or site development projects.

Implements NPCA’s social media efforts:

• Coordinates content for platforms alongside the Director of Communications.
• Curates and posts content for daily updates.
• Responds to and interacts with others.
• Tracks analytics for each platform.
• Reports weekly on traffic and trends.

Other duties:

• Serves as department lead editor on all non-technical documents to ensure consistency with AP and NPCA style guides.
• Assists the department VP with government affairs tracking and reporting.
• Co-produces and distributes NPCA’s podcast.
• Serves as primary contact for industry coalitions in concert with department vice president.
• Edits in-house video projects.
• Leads photo and video storage and tagging (digital asset management).
• Primary writer and editor for Precast Digest email newsletter.
• Writes and edits content for various print and electronic publications.
• Monitors emerging web/electronic communication technology and opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Minimum qualifications and requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or related field and minimum of 2-4 years of applicable experience.
• Top-tier verbal and written communication skills, including intimate knowledge of AP style a must.
• Experience managing a print publication.
• Experience in website management, including experience in the WordPress platform and basic HTML knowledge.
• Experience with Google Analytics and SEO practices.
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite highly desirable.
• Experience with digital asset management software highly desirable.
• Experience with photography, video and audio equipment highly desirable.
• Able to travel for work.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.

Places where work is performed: This work is performed on the employer’s premises, except for scheduled trips, seminars, trade shows, conventions and conferences; in which case, the work is performed at the location.

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Department: Technical Services and Professional Development

Reports to: Vice President of Technical Services and Professional Development

General Summary: This position provides daily management of NPCA’s Outreach Plan including: research, tracking, support, and follow up for tradeshows and external education including: academia, students, specifiers, contractors, NPCA Affiliates, and other end-users of precast concrete. Additionally, this position supports the certification/promotion, codes and standards, and marketing segments by providing data, reporting, tracking, and contributing to Working for You blogs and articles.

Essential Duties (include but not limited to):

Outreach Support

• Provide administrative management of daily Outreach Plan projects.
• Identify and recommend educational opportunities, including live presentations and webinars, for academia, students, specifiers, and end-users of precast concrete
• Creates and maintains database of contacts through academia, schools, specifying agencies, firms and other end users of precast concrete
• Research tradeshows as provided by supervisor and create comparative documents for costs, presentation opportunities, and sponsorship options for each tradeshow
• Serve as point of contact for external education audiences and tradeshows
• Manage selection, logistics and timeline of external presentations and tradeshows including materials, agenda, booth set up, food & beverage, and lead retrieval follow up.
• Manage student registrations for external presentations and webinars
• Conduct follow up after presentations and tradeshows to all attendees and forward leads to appropriate stakeholders, including maintain lists of attendees and managing follow up
• Responsible for input of budget projections in Outreach budget based on upcoming event expenses.
• Write blogs and outreach promotion articles for Communications to publish.
• Manage specifier webinar promotion plans in conjunction with Communications Department.

Operations/Administration

• Coordinate NPCA accreditation as an AIA approved provider and with individual states as PDH provider
• Work with NPCA Affiliates to provide information on NPCA external education presentations and webinars
• Track monthly metrics on education outreach
• Track all external education attendance and maintain records for continuing education credits
• Provide external course information to the Communications Department to promote NPCA education programs
• Manage day of webinar logistics for specifier webinars
• Manage printing and shipment of materials for external presentations and webinars, and tradeshows
• Manage compilation of external course evaluations
• Create and maintain database of contacts for academia, schools, and students including student and professor membership tracking
• Provide updated contacts for specifying agencies, firms, and end-users of precast concrete to Communications for inclusion in specifier database
• Track follow up to stakeholder groups
• Travel as required to NPCA conventions, conferences and education seminars.
• Track budget items for each event
• Other duties as assigned

Relationships: Strong working relationship with NPCA staff and management team; NPCA committees; all NPCA members, affiliates, instructors, specifiers, academia and students, and a variety of other industry-related and professional organizations as necessary.  Keep supervisor informed of all important actions.

Minimum qualifications and requirements:        

• 4-year college degree
• Strong organizational, people, and communication skills
• Comfortable speaking and presenting to groups of up to 50 persons
• Minimum of two years’ experience in administration and support of adult learning programming
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and basic understanding of database functions

Equipment:  General Office Equipment:  telephone, photocopy machine, fax machine, computer equipment.

Places Where Work Is Performed: This work is performed in variety of locations, including the employer’s premises and on location at NPCA and other industry-related conventions, conferences, educational offerings and committee meetings.

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected].

Reports to: Director of Finance & Operations

General Summary: Management of overall office areas including equipment, building & custodial services.  Includes assistance in the areas of finance, administration, and IT support.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Finance responsibilities include:
  • Invoicing and payment processing
  • Bookstore order fulfillment
  • Maintain proper bookstore inventory levels and keep records updated
  • A/R collection effort and documentation.
  • Maintenance of monthly aging report.
  • Preparation and mailing of monthly statements
  • Preparation of bookstore inventory for sale at seminars and trade shows.
  • Accounts Payable coding and entry into accounting system
  • Monthly postage and copier reporting
  • Maintain appropriate postage levels
• Administrative duties include:
  • Second on telephones for the whole office
  • General correspondence for the Department
  • Maintain department storage inventory
  • Participate as a member of the administrative assistant team
  • Oversight of kitchen
• Office Management duties include:
• Order and maintain kitchen and office supplies
• Manage vendors for office equipment (copiers, postage machine and kitchen appliances)
• Responsible for above noted equipment maintenance/repairs coordination
• Maintain overall office, coordinating with building and custodial service as required
• Responsible for annual office refresh
• IT Support
  • First point of contact for routine IT issues
  • Conduct bi-monthly computer check ups for staff equipment
  • Escalate to outside IT vendor as needed and monitor completion
• Meetings
  • Convention and Precast Show registrations
• Other duties as assigned

Nonessential duties (include but not limited to): Some light lifting (up to 20 pounds) may be required on an occasional basis.

Internal / External Relationships: Must have strong interpersonal skills in a fast-paced team environment. Must possess strong organizational skills. Must maintain confidentiality with all Association information and operations. Must have excellent phone and email etiquette for both internal and external customers.

Equipment Used: General Office Equipment

Software Used: Phoenix (custom membership database); Microsoft Office Suite

Places where work is performed: Work is performed on the employer’s premises. Some travel required to attend NPCA events.

Requirements:         

• Must have a strong work ethic
• Must be detail oriented
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel, Word and Outlook
• Database experience
• Aptitude for numbers
• College degree required.
• Ability to perform varied tasks in an interruption-based work environment
• Must be pro-active, able to identify problems and suggest solutions
• Three to four years’ experience as an administrative assistant

Company: Reinforced Earth Company

Location: Victorville, Calif.

Job title: Plant Manager

We are seeking a highly motivated, independent and organized individual to join our team at our Victorville, CA, Plant.

The Reinforced Earth Company is recognized as the inventor and market leader of the MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) retaining wall industry. The company provides the design and supply of materials of proprietary retaining wall systems and earth related technologies to contractors and owners for use in civil engineering. Our company works as a sub-contractor/material supplier on DOT and privately owned projects. We perform all duties associated with our jobs from sales, marketing, civil engineering/design, supply, and construction support.

Job Description: The Plant Manager reports to the National Precast Manager and is responsible for leading and supporting the Superintendent and Crew Leaders to maintain workforce motivation and productivity, overseeing organization and efficient operations of all crews, and managing maintenance, working conditions, quality of products, and profitability of the plant.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Gather all necessary project information through consistent communication with Project Managers and maintain long- and short-range production schedules accordingly.
• Understand the plant’s costs to be able to estimate work and provide quotes to internal and external clients.
• Review monthly financial results and make operational corrections where needed.
• Provide oversight and solutions for production and logistics problems as they arise.
• Obtain competing quotes for materials supplied from outside vendors. Coordinate with National Precast Manager to ensure preferred pricing company-wide.
• Ensure that all materials supplied from outside vendors and suppliers conforms to governing specifications while ensuring that raw material supply is consistent; including but not limited to ready mix concrete, steel and product hardware.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting is received and recorded into established tracking forms and company portal for production tracking.
• Make certain that all safety practices and QC procedures are being followed by all employees. Grow the safety culture in line with the safety focus of the company. Provide full support to the Safety Coordinator.
• Maintain adequate and efficient production staffing levels utilizing split-shifts and third-party staffing agency only when needed.
• Ensure that reporting standards meet those set forth by NPCA and ACI, in conjunction with Quality Control and Quality Assurance coordinators where applicable.
• Provide effective management and leadership including evaluating employee performance, coordinate training opportunities, mentor and develop employees, provide coaching, written and verbal feedback, rewards, and discipline when necessary.
• Cultivate and reinforce “promote from within” mindset in junior leaders.
• Provide and maintain a fair and positive culture.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives in all areas. Review all equipment and structures, identifying those that might need to be replaced or added.
• Plan for replacements/additions by including costs in the annual capital budget, except for unforeseen issues at which point a request is sent to the National Precast Manager who will seek the necessary approvals.
• Practice effective delegation and leadership in all areas while monitoring plant performance at large and improving profitability.
• Monitor plant capabilities and plan ahead relative to region forecast.

Education/Skills/Experience

• 10 years of experience in precast concrete industry
• Quality Control Technician Level 1, and ACI Field Testing Technician Grade 1 certification required
• NPCA PQS1 certification preferred
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Financial Management skills
• Problem solving and Analysis skills
• Business Acumen

Work Environment: Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Must be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

The Reinforced Earth Company offers commensurate salaries and a strong Benefit Package including:

• Two Weeks Paid Vacation (Plus Employee Birthday)
• Eleven Holidays
• 401K with Company Contribution
• Medical, Dental (with Orthodontia Option) and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending
• Wellness Program with Incentives

For more information about our Company, please visit us online at www.reinforcedearth.com

The Reinforced Earth Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact Human Resources at 703-547-8797.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Company: Zeiser Wilbert Vault Inc.

Location: Elmira, N.Y.

Job title: QC Manager/Office Assistant

Job description

Zeiser Precast, a leader in the precast industry in upstate New York, is looking for a new team member.

We are currently accepting applications for a candidate with a two-year Construction Technology degree.

The position will entail project estimating, CAD design, quality control testing and inspection, and site visits with local contractors. We ask that the candidate has a working knowledge of blueprints and design, Auto CAD operations, and is an ACI certified technician level 1.

Zeiser Precast has been in business since 1946 and we continue to strive for excellence as we continue into the future. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, eager to learn, able to bring new and inventive ideas to a continually growing field, and someone looking for a career. Our company is in Elmira, N.Y., and we provide precast needs for contractors and homeowners within an 80-mile radius of our plant.

The starting salary will be negotiated with potential candidates at the time of a scheduled interview.

Please send all resumes to Jeremy Sherman, General Manager, at [email protected]. You can also contact Jeremy at 607-733-0568, Monday –Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Company: EJ

Location: Brockton, Mass.

Job title: Sales Representative

We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. We have a presence worldwide and our corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan.
The core strength of our business is our dedicated employees. Employees who embrace our values, understand the importance of relationships, and strive for excellence. Our values, which have been passed down for generations, are the essence of our company’s identity and our guide for making decisions. Core values at EJ include, safety and security, honesty and integrity, environmental responsibility, respect for others,
quality and excellence, and social responsibility.
EJ is a family owned company and remains one of the most stable, progressive, well-tooled manufacturing companies in the world.

Job description
Promotes, specifies and sells products for manufacturer or distributor to business and industrial establishments or individuals at sales office, or customer’s place of business by performing the following duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Creates and updates lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, and other sources.
• Strategically travels throughout assigned territory to call on current and prospective customers to solicit specifications and orders or talks with customer on sales floor or by phone.
• Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features.
• Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained. Must have abilities to do material take-off from blue prints.
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares all required reports of business transactions, sales progress and submits expense accounts, as required.
• Calls and follows up on engineering firms and municipalities to assist in specifications.
• Tracks projects through job lead publications and communicates this information to branch.
• Handles incoming phone calls from customers and suppliers.
• Makes service calls, upon customer request, to accomplish minor repairs to company products.
• Continually educates themselves on new and existing products to maintain effective knowledge.
• Provides direct customer communication when needed as it pertains to product use and application.
• Reviews existing products and customer specifications for up-to-date, cost-effective casting design.
• Works with other Engineering personnel on proposed design modifications. Submits revised designs for customer approval.
• Attends trade shows, meetings, expositions and conventions to make customer contacts which result in product sales.
• Maintains complete knowledge of EJ castings and water products, fabricated products and infra-risers, as well as EJ partner products produced by EJ in other regions.
• Promotes safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement with regard to a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Promotes the company culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits
Generous Benefit Package that includes: Vacation & Holiday Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, 401K (with match), Life Insurance, etc.

Qualified candidates can apply on our career site at www.ejco.com/careers

Company: EJ

Location: Brockton, Mass.

Job title: Inside Sales Representative

We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. We have a presence worldwide and our corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan.
The core strength of our business is our dedicated employees. Employees who embrace our values, understand the importance of relationships, and strive for excellence. Our values, which have been passed down for generations, are the essence of our company’s identity and our guide for making decisions. Core values at EJ include, safety and security, honesty and integrity, environmental responsibility, respect for others, quality and excellence, and social responsibility.
EJ is a family owned company and remains one of the most stable, progressive, well-tooled manufacturing companies in the world.

Job Description
Inside Sales position services new and existing clients with an opportunity to grow and take on additional responsibilities in an exciting work environment. This job requires excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as proficiency with technology.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships; internal as well as customer relationships.
• Responsible for maintaining the supply chain process from the beginning to the end, including load fulfillment and accuracy.
• Processes all incoming orders and provides internal and customer status updates as needed.
• Monitors invoicing and receivables to ensure account accuracy.
• Maintains all related customer files.
• Keeps all managers informed about orders, customer concerns, and competition, as well as develop general product knowledge.
• Assist in pulling and prepping customers orders for delivery and/or pick up.
• Promotes safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement with regard to a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Promotes the company culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and two years related experience preferred.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits
Generous Benefit Package that includes: Vacation & Holiday Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, 401K (with match), Life Insurance, etc.

Qualified candidates can apply on our career site at www.ejco.com/careers

Company: EJ

Location: Denham Springs, La.

Job title: Sales Representative

We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. We have a presence worldwide and our corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan.
The core strength of our business is our dedicated employees. Employees who embrace our values, understand the importance of relationships, and strive for excellence. Our values, which have been passed down for generations, are the essence of our company’s identity and our guide for making decisions. Core values at EJ include, safety and security, honesty and integrity, environmental responsibility, respect for others,
quality and excellence, and social responsibility.
EJ is a family owned company and remains one of the most stable, progressive, well-tooled manufacturing companies in the world.

Job description
Promotes, specifies and sells products for manufacturer or distributor to business and industrial establishments
or individuals at sales office, or customer’s place of business by performing the following duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Creates and updates lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, and other sources.
• Strategically travels throughout assigned territory to call on current and prospective customers to solicit specifications and orders or talks with customer on sales floor or by phone.
• Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features.
• Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained. Must have abilities to do material take-off from blue prints.
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares all required reports of business transactions, sales progress and submits expense accounts, as required.
• Calls and follows up on engineering firms and municipalities to assist in specifications.
• Tracks projects through job lead publications and communicates this information to branch.
• Handles incoming phone calls from customers and suppliers.
• Makes service calls, upon customer request, to accomplish minor repairs to company products.
• Continually educates themselves on new and existing products to maintain effective knowledge.
• Provides direct customer communication when needed as it pertains to product use and application.
• Reviews existing products and customer specifications for up-to-date, cost-effective casting design.
• Works with other Engineering personnel on proposed design modifications. Submits revised designs for customer approval.
• Attends trade shows, meetings, expositions and conventions to make customer contacts which result in product sales.
• Maintains complete knowledge of EJ castings and water products, fabricated products and infra-risers, as well as EJ partner products produced by EJ in other regions.
• Promotes safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement with regard to a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Promotes the company culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits
Generous Benefit Package that includes: Vacation & Holiday Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, 401K (with match), Life Insurance, etc.

Qualified candidates can apply on our webiste at www.ejco.com/careers