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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.
utmost importance that a plant manager understands the essential aspects of Product Knowle
Plant Safety, Environmental Regulations, Plant Operations and Business Principals. The certif
exam is designed to recognize those who have the specific skill levels in these areas. The
certification can be found in many jobs requirement specifications by the Army Corps o
Engineers’ projects as well as state and local DOTs. They require personnel to be certif
specific knowledge areas:

►Successfully pass Product Knowledge and Operations exams:

►Certified as Ready Mixed Concrete Plant Manager

►Successfully pass Product Knowledge exams:

►Certified as Plant Operator

The Course:

This course is the only one that exists Contact Us To Find Out More!
which is specifically designed for plant For more information, contact
managers. NRMCA's Shawnita Dickens at
703-706-4854 or
The course is three days of instruction sdickens@nrmca.org.
plus four hours of exam time.
Enhance Your Learning
Course instruction covers and tests on
five individual modules: CLICK HERE for a list of products
and videos related to this course.
Plant Safety
Operations
Production Knowledge
Environmental
Business Concepts

Click here for class testimonials

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 – 12:00pm 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 Session: Product Knowledge, Operations, Safety,
3:30pm – 4:30pm Environmental, and Business Principles
Day 4
EXAMS
8:00am – 9:45am Exam #1 on Product Knowledge & Production Technology
Exam #2 on Business, Operations, Safety, and
10:00am – 11:45am Environmental Principles

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